Who Has Been Involved In Cyberbullying?

Many would agree that technology has advanced remarkably, in the past decade and has impacted the the as we know it in so many good ways. However, it has come with some downfalls as well. One of these downfalls is, the impact technology has on teenagers especially when it comes to social media and instant messaging. With that being said, there is this epidemic that the younger generations face with the internet. This includes, being harassed over the internet or cyberbullying. Unfortunately, bullying has always been an issue especially among young adolescents. However, now we have the same issue yet the bullies are able to hide behind a computer screen and this has been affecting teenagers in a negative way just as traditional bullying has. According to Merriam-Webster cyberbullying can be defined as “the electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person (such as a student) often done anonymously”. Cyberbullying usually results in embarrassment and can sometimes lead to an even worse feeling if continued. According to the indicators of school crime and safety report done in 2013; 6% of students in middle school were cyberbullies and 16% of high schoolers reported that in the past year they have been harassed over the internet. Even though those numbers are smaller than students who get bullied in person, cyberbullying still has negative effects on the victim. The purpose of this paper is to reach out to kids who

With the internet and mobile phones being an everyday feature in most peoples lives this has opened the door to a new type of bulling known as cyber bullying. Children who have been bullied at school could at one time come home and get away from their tormentors but now with such technologies available there is the all too unfortunate reality of their problems coming home with them in the form of texts, emails and abuse through other websites.

The internet has created an entirely new world of social communications particularly for youths. There are no more barriers. Family, friends, young and old may now stay in touch with just about everyone, anywhere in the world through the use of email, text messaging, web chat, and instant messaging. Although, most interactions are friendly and in good nature, there are some that are not. The use of technology as a tool to antagonize, torment and intimidate others is now a widespread problem. Sadly, this form of bullying like all others is most common among children and young adults. Research done by Cox Communications on children between 13 thru 18 year-olds, 25 percent said they were cyber-bullied whether online or by cell phone (Cox Com. 2009). Also in 2007, the National Crime Prevention Council reported cyber-bullying as a problem that affected approximately half of all American teens. Since it is popular among this group of American teens, then it is safe look at some of possible reason cyber bullies of this age group are encouraged to take part in such activity.

Notar, 2013), yet the problem has become a pervasive one today. It is a sad fact that cyberbullying, particularly in schools, is prevalent throughout the world, with Australia being no exception. It seems to be a part of human nature to try to dominate other people and the lessons that are learned in school tend to stay with children more than the official education they receive. With easy access to internet, teens are empowered with information and using the information for good or bad cause but intent hardly teaches us with power comes the responsibility. In schools, cyberbullying emerges most commonly from relationship problems (break‐ups, envy, intolerance, and ganging up); victims experience powerfully negative effects (especially on their social well‐being) ( Dainne L.Hoff, 2009).

Cyberbullying is a relatively new threat, and it is very similar to traditional bullying. Despite the fact that cyberbullying and traditional bullying both share the common goal of harassment, cyberbullying differs from traditional bullying in that it does not stop at the schoolyard, and can continue when the victim is far away from the aggressor. It is just as devastating as common bullying, and sometimes is even more damaging. Professors Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin note in their journal, “Cyberbullying Creates Dangerous Stress and Anxiety”, that cyberbullying affects anywhere between 10-40% of students (contingent on their age group) (par. 1). J.D. Kelly A. Albin, in her article “Bullies in a Wired World”, defines cyberbullying as “…the ‘willful and repeated harm inflicted through use of computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices’” (157). It is caused by the fact that children feel their actions are mitigated when they use social media, as it creates the illusion of indirectness, and its effects range anywhere from mild depression to suicide.

Have you or anyone you know was a victim of cyberbullying? Many people around the world has been a victim of someone bullying them online. Many young teens get bullied online.

Firstly, students who have been cyber bullied, through their phone at home, are now transporting this device along with them to school. The policy expresses that students are permitted to bring their device to school, including all their social media or texting apps. These students are now importing the object that was making their life miserable to school where they’ll get intimidated once again. People might suggest those, who are teased through social media, to block all their social media during school. Psychologists from various clinics have examined the fact that teenagers are extremely curious with the response of their classmates and friends; they desire to know what their peers portray them as. In this case, the victims of bullying are curious to know what the oppressor will say; they won’t block the application on their device. If the victim is being sent these arrogant texts both at school and at home, he is being sent double the sorrow. People believe cyber bullying is insignificant; they should reconsider the following. Coming from qualified psychologists, they conclude cyber bullying hurts more than any other form of bullying. 80% of teens have admitted how severe cyber bullying is to society. Victims of cyber bullying are more likely to commit suicide ascribable to the cluelessness of parents about their child’s conflict online. Amanda Todd, who was cyber bullied for

Bullying is all over the world. Each year there is over 3.2 million victims being bullied. Approximately 160,000 teens skip school every day because of bullying.17% of American students report being bullied 2 to 3 times a month in a year. To many within a school semester. Since 2002, fighting behaviour has increased, especially in grades six to eight. Boys are more likely to start bullying because of being bullied in their past. Girls are most likely to cyberbully. Nearly 43% of kids have been bullied online. According to Gale, cyberbullying is the use of the Internet, smartphones, or other electronic communication devices to spread harmful or embarrassing information about another person, such as talking about people, telling other people’s

Due to recent studies about 4400 lives are lost each year due to cyberbullying. Cyberbullying has become more common in the U.S and has hurt and killed many of people over the years. Many people agree that cyberbullying and bullying in general should be stopped, and against the law.

It was given to students between the ages of 12 and 17, to find the extent of cyberbullying in the particular age bracket. Five different forms of bullying was reported, with insults having the highest percentage reported, embarrassing pictures being the lowest, and threats, privacy violation, and password theft in between. Almost 1/5 of the respondents reported repeated experiences, and 72% reported that they had been bullied online during the past year. In 2002, Finn (2004) documented survey results that 10 to 15% of 339 students at University of New Hampshire had experienced multiple e-mail or IM messages that “threatened, insulted or harassed” (pg. 2) them. A survey that was given to 666 students at a university in Turkey in 2009 was used to assess the psychological needs of the cyberbully. The results that were found from this survey were “that aggression and succorance positively predicted cyberbullying, but interception negatively predicted it” (pg. 2). Also, 22.5% of students reported that they had cyberbullied at least once, and 55.3% reported that they had been a victim of cyberbullying at least once in their lifetime (Dilmac, 2009). Technology is becoming more accessible to today’s youth, and more questions are arising because of this. Extended research is needed to focus on the increase of technology and its impact on the events that are rooted from

The web is similar to a battle area, you may endure alive, or you may fall and break into pieces. Children and youthful grown-ups that have entry to the web make them helpless against practically anything and anybody. Obviously nobody is great. Our general public characterizes "immaculate" as having a considerable measure of companions, being really, wearing pleasant dress, and so on. The web and online networking makes pathways that lead the harassers to the exploited people. Kids that regularly have a considerable measure of insecurities are tens times more powerless against individuals' impolite comments and judgments behind the screen. Subsequently, making digital harassing. violent dangers, inconsiderate remarks, psychological

Journalists describes the youth of Australia as violent ruthless teasers who pick on little kids around them, the facts have been proved that teenagers bully others in person or online. If kids keep on terrorising and threatening others around them they will become feared and they may use the power that they have badly and gossip will start to spread rapidly across the grade and the humiliation to the target of all the bullying. 19% of youngsters between the ages of 14 and 17 confess to being teased or tormented online in the 12 months to June. The numbers likewise appeared around 30% of youngsters saw the digital tormenting of other individuals on the web, while not as much as half of all adolescents and pre-teenagers made a move in the wake

Cyberbullying is a way of bullying through technology to deliberately hurt others. Cyberbullying affects a lot of youth especially in this generation and country where technology is thriving. Cyberbullying has a direct effect on victims and can indirectly have an effect on the people around the victims. This isn't always the case because all victims are different in age and personality it can be broken up into two categories the victims that don’t take an emotion toll from the bullying and the ones that do, who develop self esteem issues and other behavioral issues. It’s a fact that in Australia three quarters of schools reported cyberbullying last year, which means that there is an entire classroom full of bullied students per school. Cyberbullying is a significant issue because the amount of youth getting bullied every year is growing and with getting

In today’s society, cyberbullying has become the new cultural norm, affecting people of all ages. Therefore, the aim of this health promotion strategy was to empower bystanders to positively act in a cyberbullying situation. Which in turn, develops the personal skills of the target group, by enhancing their knowledge and behaviour, to address the cyberbullying situation in the role of bystander. In this task, Year 11 health promoters were required to identify the lack of knowledge, within the a group of MacGregor State High School (MSHS) students, using a survey, in relation to bullying and cyber bullying. They were then required to implement a strategy that would enhance the adolescent’s personal skills, which in turn develop a supportive

With today’s technology bullying has become easier then ever; the children and youth of this generation do not even need to have personal confrontation. Cyber bullying can be defined as any communication posted or sent by a minor online, by instant messenger, e-mail, website, diary site, online profile, interactive game, handheld device, cell phone or other interactive device that is intended to frighten, embarrass, harass or otherwise target another minor. Cyber bullying is disturbingly common among Canadian teens. Cyber-Bullying: Our Kids’ New Reality is a survey that was conducted from December 2006 – January 2007 by the members of Kids Help Phone that had over 2500 respondents. More than 70 per cent of