Validity and Reliability of Cyber Bullying Prevention Education Questionnaire among Teenagers in Malaysia

Abstract

Malaysia is the second highest country in Asia in the problem of cyberbullying for teenagers as reported by the Children's Fund of the United Nations (UNICEF). This polemic is indirectly caused by the prevalence and habit of using technology tools, the internet and social media in the daily life of teenagers. The purpose of this study is to identify the validity and reliability related to the questionnaire of cyberbullying prevention education among adolescent students (age range 13-18) in Malaysia. The questionnaire focuses on the factors including the individual/student, the counselor/Guidance and Counseling unit, the teacher, the peer, the school management and the family. Study was conducted in two phases to assess the reliability and validity of the questionnaire. The first phase, the questionnaire was designed with theoretical review and results from the phenomenological study, the validation phase, was carried out by giving questionnaires to three experts, namely guidance and counseling experts and psychologists with an overall expert validation score above 80%. After getting expert comments and validation, all the comments given were improved and revised. The second phase of the study was to assess the reliability of the questionnaire with survey design, which was conducted among (N=500) high school students with a convenient sampling procedure, from 4 zones of Malaysia, including Perak, Pulau Pinang, Kedah, Selangor, Melaka, Johor and Pahang in this study. The findings show that all items have high reliability and the Cronbach's Alpha value of the questionnaire obtained is α =096. The research study findings indicated that the questionnaire is a valid and reliable tool to administer to school students to increase awareness and prevent cyberbullying. This tool effectively aids educators and counselors in the healthy management and prevention of Cyberbullying.