Department of General and Liberal Studies

Cyberbullying as deviant behavior is a growing public health concern and affects cyber victims in many ways. This study sought to examine cyberbullying victimization, perpetration, and psychosomatic health symptoms (PHS) among students in a Ghanaian university. The aim was to explore the extent of cyberbullying among students and the association between demographic factors and cyberbullying victimization, perpetration, and the PHS of cyberbullying victims. The study involved a cross-sectional survey of 420 students in a public university in Ghana. The survey results show that female students were less likely than male students to suffer from cybervictimization. There was no gender difference in cyberbullying perpetration and experiencing PHS. Also, students living with both parents were less likely to be victimized than students from single-parent families. Bystanders who tried to intervene in cybervictimization were less inclined to perpetrate cyberbullying but were more likely to experience PHS when cyberbullied. Students who lived alone or with friends were four times more likely to experience PHS after being cyberbullied. These findings point to the far-reaching effects of cyberbullying and the need for educators and other stakeholders to devise policies to mitigate the phenomenon and put in place structures to help cyberbullying victims.

Cyberbullying as deviant behavior is a growing public health concern and affects cyber victims in many ways. This study sought to examine cyberbullying victimization, perpetration, and psychosomatic health symptoms (PHS) among students in a Ghanaian university. The aim was to explore the extent of cyberbullying among students and the association between demographic factors and cyberbullying victimization, perpetration, and PHS of cyberbully victims. The study was a cross-sectional survey of 420 students in a public university in Ghana. The survey results show that female students were less likely than male students to suffer from cybervictimization. There was no gender difference in cyberbullying perpetration and experiencing PHS. Also, students from intact families were less likely to be victimized than students from single-parent families. Bystanders who tried to intervene in cybervictimization were less inclined to perpetrate cyberbullying but were more likely to experience PHS w...

The Aflao-Lomé border provides varieties of economic activities to both the local residents and distant traders. However, these economic activities are gender defined. Using the qualitative approach, the study investigates gender-based economic activities within the borderland. The study found that men engaged in arduous activities as compared to women. Secondly, some women engaged in trade and smuggling of goods from Lomé to Aflao through the main border while some men assisted small scale traders to smuggle goods through unapproved routes called ‘beats’ and ‘pillars’. It is also found that trading of currency and the movement of women to market centers is a sole preserve for men in the borderland. The study concludes that there are gender-specific roles in economic activities undertaken in the borderland and this is deeply rooted in the culture and traditions of the people.

The Aflao-Lomé border provides varieties of economic activities to both the local residents and distant traders. However, these economic activities are gender defined. Using the qualitative approach, the study investigates gender-based economic activities within the borderland. The study found that men engaged in arduous activities as compared to women. Secondly, some women engaged in trade and smuggling of goods from Lomé to Aflao through the main border while some men assisted small scale traders to smuggle goods through unapproved routes called ‘beats’ and ‘pillars’. It is also found that trading of currency and the movement of women to market centers is a sole preserve for men in the borderland. The study concludes that there are gender-specific roles in economic activities undertaken in the borderland and this is deeply rooted in the culture and traditions of the people.