Interdependent Self-Construal Effects Of Cyberbullying

One of the consequences of the usage of the internet that can be psychologically harmful to a person is cyber-bullying. Cyber-bullying is happening more frequently in the article of Psychological, Physical, and

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.

Cyberbullying and the issues surrounding it within a particular middle school setting. While cyber bullying may be viewed as just another type of bullying, and the study focused on the issues that complicate the issue of cyber bullying and the possible approaches to minimizing the effects of cyber bullying. Cyberbullying victims predicted more favorable attitudes toward cyberbullying perpetration, more favorable attitudes toward cyberbullying predicted higher intentions to cyberbullying and higher cyberbullying intentions predicted more frequent perpetration of cyberbullying behaviors. The study revealed the impact of cyberbullying to the academic performance of the BSIT 3 students of Bukidnon state University External Study Center, Gingoog

The article, “Cyber Bullying and Internalizing Difficulties: Above and Beyond the Impact of Traditional Forms of Bullying” acknowledges, “34 % of students reported that they had been victimized by their peers during the current school year, and 38 % reported that they had bullied others.” Low self-structure goes hand in hand with being the victim of cyber and traditional bullying. Bullying prevention programs should be mandatory in school curriculums. Execution of programs to address low self-structure should also be incorporated into school curriculums to help address the impacts of traditional and cyber bullying. Parents and educators need to intervene in bullying incidents, a failure to do so may impact students’ abilities to be happy and

The analysis was congruent to the question of depression in relation to bullying and victimization. The frequency of involvement of the four types of bullying revealed the levels of bullying by type (physical bullying 21.2%, verbal 53.7%, relational 51.6%, and cyber bullying 13.8%). The results show that students with any involvement of bullying and victimization reported high levels of depression across all four paradigms. Although cyber bully victims reported substantially higher levels of depression compared to frequent bullies. The research is clearly outlined with major themes of the methods, measures, statistical analysis, results, and discussion. The descriptors in the statistical analysis were not conveyed clearly, whereas the discussion and conclusion were succinct simply reviewing the finding of the association of depression and its correlation to the four forms of bullying. The researchers briefly discussed their finding of the additional influence of cyberbullying resulting in their conclusion of additional research needed in this area and how it was an unexpected variable which increased depression in

With simple access to the internet, a lot of teens have begun using cyber space as an open space for bullying. As additional teens have resorted to using mobiles and social networks to correspond, cyber bullying has turn out to be a key concern. At the moment, "cyber bullying is increasing rapidly as a result of social networks where information can reach the world in a matter of few seconds" (Sutton & Smith, 1999).

This review will critically argue of the methodology used within this literature. The cross-sectional method of analysis has a number of limitations. For instance, much of the current literature on 'cybersafety' pays particular attention to the health and emotional effects associated with cyberbullying, the findings from the research state that depression, physical health, low self-esteem, academic grades, depression and suicidal ideation are associated with the victimization of cyberbullying. This study would have been more useful if the cross-sectional study focused on assessing the effectiveness of the interventions provided, in terms of lessening the risks associated with bullying through the use of the internet and mobile phones.

To prevent cyberbullying, we need to go beyond responding to harm once an incident has occurred and practice healthy mindsets and relationships. In her article, Cyberbullying, Jennifer Holladay defines the form of bullying as an act of repeated harassment and humiliation with the use of technology. Also, unlike traditional bullying, it comes with a much wider audience. Bullies generally bully because of issues at home and their lack of coping skills. According to Stomp Out Bullying, bullies might be detached, have poor self-esteem, need an outlet, or just don’t understand how to socialize. This leads to the display of name calling, put downs, physical abuse, and manipulation. In terms of Cyberbullying it could be because they feel more in control when being anonymous. Bullies might have adult role models who themselves are bullies causing them to learn from those behaviors. This defines the lack of healthy relationship skills, empathy, compassion and the lack of a healthy mindset.

Social Networking has taken bullying to the extreme. Before advanced technology, children and teenagers were troubled by school bullies. Today, they are targeted by bullies via internet. Most people undergo some form of bullying in life. Growing up, I experienced the typical name calling and spiteful comments. I also dealt with minor cases of virtual bullies. These bullies are known as cyber bullies. I find this topic compelling because it’s a matter that has spiraled out of control.

Bullying is a common problem among children and adolescents (Wang, Nansel, & Lannotti, 2011). Bullying takes different forms include physical (hitting), verbal (name-calling), and rational (social isolation) which are typically known as traditional bullying or cyber bullying which occurs on the internet (Wang, Nansel, & Lannotti, 2011). The purpose of the paper is to examine the situations and contexts that promote cyber and traditional bullying by reviewing studies that suggest (1) increased technology use, (2) lack of supervision, and (3) gender differences may increase the risk of bullying.

First of all, cyberbullying is when a student is targeted by another student using technology this affects a majority of teenagers every year. This day and age cyberbullying are one of the most frequently used forms of bullying because the user can remain anonymous; therefore, making it extremely easy to criticize and misjudge someone. First, Schneider says, “School bullying is widely known to be associated with many negative indicators, including lower academic achievement, lower school satisfaction, and lower levels of attachment and commitment to school, known as school bonding.” Cyberbullying affects the students’ performance in school, and affects the student from communicating. When a student is bullied, they have low self- esteem because they feel like they do not belong with the rest of their peers. Research has shown that, “A majority (59.7%) of cyberbullying victims were also school bullying victims.” Students get bullied at school for their appearance, gender, race, and sexuality. Cyberbullying

Cyber-bullying consists of many different ways that an individual can be attacked. In an article written by Richard Donegan, “Bullying and Cyber bullying”, Donegan presents a survey that was done in 2010. The survey consisted of 4,441 teens from the ages of 11 to 18. The purpose

Internet usage in children and adolescents has been increasing in a steadily fashion in the past number of years and with the increase in internet usage, a new form of bullying has developed – Cyber bullying. Cyber bullying can be defined as “the electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person,” (Merriam-Webster, 2012). This form of bullying can come through various mediums including but not limited to text messages, emails, videos, and social networking sites. There is an overwhelming amount of information that defines cyber bullying, identifies the demographics of bullies and victims of cyber bullying, and identifies the outcomes of cyber bullying on victims. More focus needs to be placed on who the perpetrators

While cyberbullying affects each child differently, there has been a clear correlation between victims and non-victims and their self-esteem. In one study, bullied victims had less self-esteem than those who were not bullied online. Additionally, it was reported that victims of cyberbullying were thirty percent more likely to think about committing suicide (Cyberbullying Research Center, 2012). With the lack of parent supervision, it was found that those who spent more than three hours per school day on social networks were 110% more at risk to be a cyberbully victim as compared those who do not spend as much time online (Gilkerson, 2012). What may be worse is the fact that majority of those bullied online do not tell their parents or an adult about what occurred. Despite the fact that most adolescents state that bullying occurs more offline then online, cyberbullying is still a real and large threat to the youth of America (Lenhart, 2007).

The title of the study must seek to accomplish three things according to Creswell’s checklist for quantitative research evaluation. The title of the article outlines and addresses those three things effectively. The title addresses both the independent variable, which would be cyber and school bullying, and dependent variable, which would be psychological distress. The title, though not specific, does imply a relationship between the two variables. Finally, the title explicitly mentions the participants and the site used to conduct the study, which are students in a high school setting.