Indonesian Journal of Multidisciplinary Sciences
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2026): Indonesian Journal of Multidisciplinary Sciences (IJoMS)

Prevalence, Forms, and Role Overlap of Cyberbullying Among Students at a Public Elementary School in Pekanbaru

Dede Suhada (Universitas Islam Riau)
Sigit Nugroho (Universitas Islam Riau)
Lisfarika Napitupulu (Universitas Islam Riau)
Irfani Rizal (Universitas Islam Riau)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Jul 2026

Abstract

The increasing number of children actively using the internet nowadays raises concerns about their involvement in cyberbullying. However, the limited research on elementary school-aged children subjects poses an obstacle to implementing various actions such as prevention or intervention. The purpose of this research is to explore the prevalence and characteristics of cyberbullying in one of the elementary schools in Pekanbaru. This study employed a quantitative design by collecting data through distributing questionnaires. Involving 148 students from one of the elementary schools in Pekanbaru (M = 11 years, SD = 0.87). In data processing, the researcher used descriptive statistics. The results of this study indicate that approximately 46.7% (N=69) of students reported being victims of one or more forms of cyberbullying behavior, 29.7% (N=44) engaged in one or more forms of cyberbullying behavior, and 50.7% (N=75) witnessed one or more forms of cyberbullying behavior among their peers in the past six months. This study provides information on the prevalence, forms of behavior, roles, and patterns of internet use related to cyberbullying among students. Empirical evidence suggests considering preventive efforts in grades below grade VI, with the aim of preventing cyberbullying behavior before it becomes more frequent.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJOMS

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Social Sciences

Description

Indonesian Journal of Multidisciplinary Sciences is a scientific journal published by CV. Era Digital Nusantara. The papers to be published in IJoMS are research articles (quantitative or qualitative research approaches), literature studies or original ideas that are considered to contribute to ...