Prediction of Excitement Seeking, Destructive Behaviors and Metacognitive Awareness on Cyberbullying in Adolescents

In this study, it is aimed to examine the predictive power of sensation seeking, destructive behavior and metacognitive awareness levels on cyberbullying behavior of adolescents. the study has been designed in relational scanning model. a total of 536 secondary and high school students, 249 boys and 287 girls, who continue their education in different secondary schools and high schools in istanbul during the fall semester of the 2019-2020 academic year, participated in the study. in the study, cyberbullying scale, disruptive behavior disorders scale, brief sensation seeking scale and metacognitive awareness inventory for children were used as instruments. it has been determined that destructive behavior, short excitement seeking and metacognitive awareness levels of the students participating in the study were significantly correlated with their cyberbullying levels. it has been found that destructive behavior, excitement seeking, and metacognitive awareness variables together significantly predicted cyberbullying scores.