Cyber bullying (Bully and Victim) and its Relationship With Internet Addiction Among Gifted Students in Secondary Stage in the Asir Region

The study aimed to reveal the degree of Cyberbullying and its relationship to Internet addiction among gifted secondary school students. The study adopts the descriptive correlational approach. The study consisted of purposive sample of (557) gifted students: (310) female gifted students and (267) male gifted students chosen from public schools affiliated to the Department of Education in Asir Region. The study tools were Cyberbullying Scale (Bully, Victim) Forms prepared by the researcher, and Internet Addiction Scale prepared by the researcher which their validity and reliability were verified. The results revealed that the degree of Cyberbullying (Bully, Victim) among gifted secondary school students in Asir region was very low. The results also revealed that the degree of Internet addiction among gifted secondary school students in Asir region was very medium. There was a positive correlational relationship at significance level (0.01) between the degree of Cyberbullying in its two (bully, victim) forms and its other dimensions (impersonation, defamation, and sarcasm), and between the dimensions of Internet Addiction Scale, and the total score. There were statistically significant differences in Cyberbullying level in its two forms: (bully, victim) according to the gender variable in favor of (male) gifted students, and there were statistically significant differences in Internet addiction level according to the gender variable in favor of (male) gifted students. Upon the previous findings, the study recommended the following: holding training courses for gifted students about the dangers of Cyberbullying and its bad effects Keywords: Cyberbullying (Bully, Victim); Internet Addiction; Gifted students