Abstract
Background: Online bullying (often referred to as cyberbullying) is any form of bullying that is carried out through the use of electronic media devices, such as computers, laptops, smartphones, tablets, or gaming consoles. This study aimed to estimate the effect of online bullying on depression among social media users.
Subjects and Method: This meta-analysis was concluded using the PICO research question. Population: Social media users.Intervention: Online bullying. Comparison: No online bullying.
Outcome: Depression. The articles were searched from databases Science Direct, Google Scholar, PubMed, and Scopus. Keywords used “Cyberbullying” AND “Depression” AND “Mental Health” AND “Cross-sectional”. The inclusion included were full-text papers, cross-sectional studies, and English published from 2014 to. The articles were analyzed using Review Manager 5.3.
Results: The meta-analysis included 9 primary studies from Malaysia, Vietnam,Thailand, Taiwan, China, Qatar, Spain, and the United States. The sample size was 16,834 people. Social media users with online bullying were 2.57 times as likely to experience depression compared to social media users without online bullying (OR= 2.57; 95% CI= 1.54 to 4.31; p<0.001).
Conclusion: Social media users with online bullying are more likely to experience depression compared to social media users without online bullying.
Keywords: cyberbullying, depression, social media.
Correspondence:
Amalia Khurotul Mahzunah. Master’s Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret. Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A, Surakarta 57126, Central Java, Indonesia. Email: amaliakhurotulm@gmail.com. Mobile: +62821
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