Perceptions and Receptiveness Towards Cyber-Bullying: Singapore

This research proposal investigates the perceptions and receptiveness of Generation Z in Singapore towards cyberbullying. The study explores various forms of cyberbullying, including online harassment, doxing, and cyberstalking, and their impact on society. It details the epistemological and theoretical perspectives, highlighting the psychological trauma associated with cyberbullying and its effects on Generation Z's behavior. The proposal outlines the data collection procedure, focusing on focus groups to understand the participants' opinions and attitudes. Ethical considerations, such as obtaining consent from parents and maintaining data privacy, are also discussed. The report concludes that cyberbullying has an undesirable impact on Singaporean society, affecting the growth and careers of young people. It emphasizes the importance of addressing cyberbullying through policy and ethical practices.

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Perceptions and receptiveness towards cyber-bullying
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Abstract
The main aim of the research proposal is the identification of the perception and
receptiveness of Generation Z of Singapore regarding the increasing number of cyber-
bullying incidents. This proposal will be having different sections and every section will be
very much noteworthy in order to sustain the transparency of this proposal. The proposal will
be introducing the background information about the diverse categories of cyber-bullying
incidents which are common across the societies of Singapore. Detailed discussion about data
collection procedure along with the epistemological and theoretical perspectives, and ethical
considerations will be the key chapters of this proposal.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Epistemological and theoretical perspectives............................................................................3
Data Collection...........................................................................................................................4
Ethical considerations................................................................................................................6
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................7
References..................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
The foremost purpose of this research proposal is to identify the receptiveness and the
perceptions towards cyber-bullying from the perspective of the Generation Z of Singapore.
Most of the younger generation of society are very much indulged into cyber-bullying
activities (Yot-Domínguez, Guzmán Franco & Hueros, 2019). There are diverse categories of
cyber-bullying which are there in the Singapore like online harassment, doxing, cyber
stalking, fraping, masquerading, dissing, trolling and flaming. These cyber-bullying issues
usually have an unwanted impact on our society. There are diver categories of perceptions
considering the increasing amount of cyber-bullying incidents in the societies of Singapore.
Epistemological and theoretical perspectives
Based on the theories of epistemological, it can be said that the younger sections of
Singapore believe do not have any sort of wrong assumptions regarding the impact of cyber-
bullying. The perceptions of cyber-bullying is very much different in the younger minds from
the senior sections of the society. The impacts of the psychological trauma which is very
much common regarding any sort of negative impact of cyber-bullying (Whittaker &
Kowalski, 2015). There are various groupings of perceptions associated with the
receptiveness of cyber-bullying. Physiological characteristics like the way of speaking and
violent behaviour are the prime negative impacts of cyber-bullying which is seen among
Generation Z of Singapore from the epistemological perspective.
From the theoretical perspective, it can be said that there are diverse categories of
issues which can be faced as a result of cyber-bullying. Oestral behaviour of Generation Z
can be most affected due to the increasing amount of cyber-bullying incidents across various
societies of Singapore. Most of the adolescents and Generation Z is very much susceptible to
diver categories of cyber-bullying activities (Martin, 2016). Promotion of good governance

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policy which is adopted by the government of Singapore like Prevention of Corruption Act
(PCA) can be very much useful to address the increasing cyber-bullying issues among the
younger sections of the society. The anti-corruption cells must be addressing the perceptions
of Generation Z so that the impact of this cyber-bullying activities can be minimised.
Data Collection
There are miscellaneous data gathering measures which are usually deployed in
research proposals like secondary data collection were data is collection from reliable
secondary sources like government databases and Google Scholar and primary data collection
procedure where data is gathered from primary sources like individual interview, survey,
content analysis, group discussion and focus groups.
There are limitations and advantages related with each of the data gathering dealings
which are generally deployed in the research proposal. Personal opinions about the selected
topic can be understood in an organized manner using a personal interview (Jacobs et al.,
2015). The deployment of survey can be very much useful to understand the significant of
any selected topic in a generalized manner.
The deployment of the focus groups can also be very much useful in this research
proposal as it can help to have a planned discussion about the selected topic consideration the
opinion of both Generation Z and the other sections of the society. Collection efforts of the
participants are very much valuable to preserve the reality of the focus groups.
Justification of selected data collection procedure: Being one of the most
traditional market research technique this data gathering procedure can be very much
valuable to understand the opinion and attitude of Generation Z. Feedbacks coming from
each of the participants of this data gathering procedure can be very much valuable to
understand the perceptions of Generation Z regarding the increasing amount of cyber-

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bullying incidents across the societies of Singapore (Gualdo et al., 2015). The concept or the
end result after the data analysis can be reviewed and re-evaluated in a broader manner if
focus groups are selected as the data collection procedure in this proposal. Each of the
participants of this focus group is under 18 years hence each of them had their own
perceptions about the increasing cyber-bullying incidents in Singapore.
At the same time, it can also be said that this category of data collection procedure
covers the maximum depth of the topic which is selected in this research. One of the other
drawback of this data collection procedure is the unavailability of the honest discussions of
the participants which could be obtained using the other primary data collection procedures
like a personal interview (Herrera, Kupczynski & Mundy, 2015). Participants of this research
can feel the pressure of the selected topic during the discussions which is the other significant
limitations of this data collection procedure. The skill of the moderator will be very much
significant in order to enhance the efficiency of focus groups which will be selected as the
data collection procedure in this research.
Content analysis is one of the best practices which are followed in the research
proposal to understand the validation of the data which are collected from various sources.
The prime contribution of content analysis is to enhance the reliability of the data which
makes it a lot easier to conclude any sort of discussions.
However, it can also be said that there are various groupings of limitations associated
with the content analysis in terms of the huge amount of time required to analysis the
collected from (Yot-Domínguez, Franco & Hueros, 2018). Inconsistencies and diverse level
of interpretation can be the other limitations associated with analysing the content of the data
which is collected from various sources. Relational analysis cannot be conduct while
examining the collected data.

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Ethical considerations
There are diverse sets of ethical considerations associated with this research proposal
both in terms of the data gathering procedures as well as from other perspectives like
maintaining the security of the data which will be collected from the minors who are under 18
years of age.
Consent from their parents had to be taken in the first place before letting them
participate in the data collection procedure in this proposal (DeSmet et al., 015). Protection
from diverse categories of complexities can be avoided if the participants of the focus groups
understand the protocols which are followed during the discussions.
None of the minor who will be taking part in this data collection procedure must be
forces to say anything related to the topic. Comfort level of the minors must be given the first
priority in the data collection procedure.
General data protection regulations are one of the prime aspects which has to be kept
in mind during the data gathering procedure from the minors. Maintaining the regulations of
GDPR is very much beneficial to uphold the reliability and efficacy of the data. The
regulatory environment of the data collection procedure can also be enhanced using the
GDPR regulations. Fairness and transparency of the data collected from the minutes have to
be selected in the first place so that the findings of the data can be measured. The
improvement of the transparency of the data can also be very much useful in the data analysis
phase of this research (Navarro & Serna, 2016). The limitations of the collected data can also
be reduced if the GDPR regulations are maintained during the data collection process of this
proposal. One of the most significant contribution is data minimisation which can be very
much useful to minimise the coherent and extra data which might be gathered during the data
collection procedure from the minors.

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Distinguishing the right data with the wrong or irrevalent data is one of the prime
limitations associated with the data collection procedures from the minor which has to be
done in an organized manner so that the ethical issues associated with the focus groups can be
avoided.
Data collection from the minors have some serious ethical considerations in terms of
the generalized data which might be obtained during the data collection procedure. Open-
ended questions are one of the other ways to minimise any sort of discretions on the collected
data. At the same time, it can also be said that three round Delphi technique can be very much
useful to address the issues of generalisation of data (Fernández-Antelo & Cuadrado-
Gordillo, 2018). Child participation d child protection must be one of the two aspects of the
data collection procedure. Maintaining these can have a significant impact on the quality as
well as the integrity of the research.
The data collection procedure from the minors should not be biased under any given
circumstances. Each of them must be allowed to express their opinion about the selected
subject.
Conclusion
The proposal was very much useful to understand the perception and receptiveness of
cyber-bullying in the Generation Z from the perspective of the few minors who have stated
their concerns and opinion about the topic as it had an undesirable impact on the societies of
Singapore. Based on the data collection procedure it can be concluded that every section of
the society is victimised due to the increasing amount of cyber-bullying in the society. The
collected data also indicated that online bullying activities can have a huge impact on the
growth and career of the teenaged students and also for the candidates who are pursuing
higher studies across various societies of Singapore.

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