3. What is cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is a developing phenomenon in our
society because of advanced technology and
increasing use of mobile devices
Cyberbullying is characterized by deliberately
threatening, harassing, intimidating, or ridiculing an
individual or group of individuals; placing an
individual in reasonable fear of harm; posting
sensitive, private information about another person
without his/her permission;
4. breaking into another person's account and/or assuming
another individual's identity in order to damage that
person's reputation or friendships.
It occurs:
1- On social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest, Tumblr, Flickr,
Reddit and YouTube etc.
2- Through messages sent from one device to another
device
3- Through Email
5. Young adolescents are increasingly confronted with
content that is not suitable for their age, as they
gain (mostly) unrestricted access to networked
information sources via computers, mobile phones,
and other networked devices (Festl & Quandt 2013).
8. A study conducted by Kehbuma Langmia and Tia
Tyree found that among the teenage girls are the
more probable to partake in cyberbullying
(Langmia &Tyree 2017).
The number of young people who experience
cyberbullying vary between 10 and 40 percent.
Twenty five percent of youngsters between the age
of 11-18 years old surveyed the last seven years
have been cyberbullied; 17 percent said they have
cyberbullied others. (Thompson, 2016)
9. A recent study in 2014 found that 12 percent
have been bullied online, 4% have
cyberbullied others (Thompson, 2016).
Cyberbullying is a major problem because a
remarkable 95% of the teens in the US are
online and 74% own access the internet with
their device. (Thompson, 2016).
10. The issue is major concern also because it the
internet makes it easier for the people doing the
bullying to continue doing it over and over if it
is not reported.
Young people’s use of device make it difficult
for the bullied to find relief
It is very difficult to find out if if the bullied do
not report it.
12. It is important for young people to:
1- Take a screenshot and save the evidence of
cyberbullying
2- Report cyberbullies and their inappropriate and
aggressive messages.
3- Block the cyberbully and their posts/messages
4- Parents need to have a good parent-children
relationship as that influences youngsters internet
use. (Megele 2017).
13. Have a support team in schools where bullied can
go to and find relief
Parents and teachers may pay attention to the
adolescents in order to detect any abnormal and
or unusual behavior
14. Most of the social media applications have policies and
solution strategies for cyberbullying.
Social media applications such as Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest, Tumblr, Flickr,
Reddit and YouTube have tools and policies against
bullying and harassment and also information about
cyberbullying (Campbell & Bauman, (Eds.) 2017).
15. Between 10 to 40 % of young people experience
cyberbullying. Making sure that adolescents save
the evidence and report it to competent authorities
is important. Parents and teachers should also help
detect unusual behavior to prevent cyberbullying.
16. References
Festl, R., & Quandt, T. (2013). Social Relations and Cyberbullying: The
Influence of Individual and Structural Attributes on Victimization and
Perpetration via the Internet. Human Communication Research,
39(1), 101–126. https://doi-org.leo.lib.unomaha.edu/10.1111/j.1468-
2958.2012.01442.x
Megele, C. (2017). Safeguarding children and young people online : A
guide for practitioners. Retrieved from
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com
Vandebosch, H., & Cleemput, K. V. (2008). Defining Cyberbullying: A
Qualitative Research into the Perceptions of Youngsters.
CyberPsychology & Behavior, 11(4), 499-503.
doi:10.1089/cpb.2007.0042
17. Reference (Suite)
Langmia, K., & Tyree, T. C. (2017). Social media: Culture and identity.
Lanham: Lexington Books.
Thompson, T. (Ed.). (2016). Does the internet increase anxiety?.
Retrieved from https://ebookcentral.proquest.com
Campbell, M., & Bauman, S. (Eds.). (2017). Reducing cyberbullying in
schools: International evidence-based best practices. Retrieved from
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com
Facts About Bullying. (n.d.). Retrieved from
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