Abstract:

Those born after 2000 are described as Generation Z. Social media is very important for the Z generation, which is also called digital native. Internet and social media addiction is one of the most important psychological problems of today. There is a relationship between social media addiction and cyberbullying and victimization experiences. In this study, the social media addiction levels of generation Z high school students and their cyberbullying and victimization experiences are examined. In this context, a questionnaire was applied to the sampling of 7 high schools in the center of Malatya. The research was conducted in the 2017-2018 academic year. The sample consists of 336 high school students. Class distribution is 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades. The age distribution is 15-18 years. 34% of the sample is male and 66% is female. Demographic questions, social media addiction scale, cyberbullying and victimization scale were used in the questionnaire. The social media addiction scale Cronbach's Alpha value is 0.813. Revised Cyber Bullying Inventory-II (RCBI-II) was used to measure the level of cyberbullying and victimization. Cyberbullying Cronbach's Alpha value is 0.824; Cyber victimization Cronbach's Alpha value is 0.799In the research, T test, Chi-square statistical techniques were used. There was a significant relationship between social media usage patterns and narcissistic personality traits.

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