TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1      Background to the Study  1

1.2      Statement of the Problem   4

1.3      Objective of the Study                                                                                                6

1.4      Research Questions  7

1.5      Justification for the Study  7

1.6      Hypotheses                                                                                                                        

1.7      Operational Definition of Terms                                                                                                                   

CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURE   10

2.0      Introduction  10

2.1      Prevalence Of Cyber Victimization  10

2.2      Knowledge on Cyber Victimization  13

2.3      Attitude Toward Cyber Victimization  14

2.4      Cyber-Activity  14

2.5      Perception of Cyber Victimization  15

2.6      Conceptual Model 17

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY    22

3.1      Research Design  22

3.2      Population  22

3.3      Sample size and sampling Technique 23

Content                                                                                                                                   

3.4      Variables and Null Hypothesis Testing  27

3.5      Instrument 28

3.6        Validity and Reliability of Instrument                                                                         

3.7      Method of Data collection  30

3.8      Ethical Consideration  31

3.9      Method of Data Analysis  32

3.10    Dissemination of Results  33

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS, RESULTS AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS   34

4.0      Introduction  34

4.1      Socio-demographic characteristics of the population  34

4.2      Level of knowledge regarding cyber victimization  36

4.3      Attitudinal disposition of students towards cyber victimization  38

4.4      Perception of cyber bullying  40

4.5      Cyber-activity  47

4.6      Cyber victimization  49

4.7      Answers to research questions 1-4  51

4.8      Test of Hypothesis  55

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS   68

5.1      Summary  68

5.2      Conclusion  66

5.3      Recommendations  66

5.4      Limitation of the Study  67

REFERENCES                                                                                                                            68             

APPENDICES                                                                                                                            72            

Appendix I  72

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