Understanding High School Students' Strategies for Coping with Cyberbullying through Creative Drama

Abstract

This study aims to reveal the sensitivity and coping levels of high school students to cyberbullying they encounter online, the coping strategies they use in the process of cyberbullying, and, based on the students' opinions, the effectiveness of the creative drama method used. In the research, in which embedded mixed design was used, quantitative data were obtained from the Coping with Cyberbullying Scale and the Sensitivity to Cyberbullying Scale. During the research qualitative data were obtained from participant diaries, online communication records, and a semi-structured interview form. The research group consisted of 10th and 11th-grade students (10 girls, 12 boys) in an Anatolian High School. The results showed that the Drama-Based Cyberbullying Education Program was effective in helping students cope with cyberbullying and developing new coping strategies, being more sensitive to cyberbullying, and creating real-life skills by taking different roles.