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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 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.

Societal norms in the United States in terms of adolescents utilizing the Internet once as an additional source of communication has become the primary mode of communication. Today, “92% of teens proclaim they go online daily to check popular social media platforms such as Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, and Twitter among others” (Lenhart 1). The alteration from physical communication to online communication has exposed a dangerous interaction for social relationships known as cyberbullying. In order to understand cyberbullying, it is critical to understand traditional bullying. Traditional bullying thrives off on aggressive behavior that is repetitive and involves a real or perceived power imbalance. Cyberbullying is a form of violence predominantly seen in teens that has the potential to lead to long-term harm. It involves the use of technology such as cell phones and the Internet with the primary objective of

Being in one of the first generations to deal with the roaring wave of social media has had a huge impact on my life. I have been personally affected by the most common form of bullying in 2015; cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is an underrated and, I think, the most effective and harmful way for someone to bully another. Those that have not been affected believe that someone can just “turn the screen off”. It’s not that easy, and I know from first hand experiences. Almost my entire childhood was filled with bullying on Facebook. Now, I see it everywhere on sites like Twitter on a daily basis. Cyberbullying can lead to self-harm, depression, or worse. As a survivor of serious bullying, I know the cost that it can have on someone. Person-to-person

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but cyber bullies hurt too. According to Confronting Cyber Violence in the Digital Age, “Unless and until our society recognizes cyberbullying for what it is, the suffering of thousands of silent victims will continue,” (Maria paragraph 4). Students ages 7 and up are getting phones, the more technology the young students have the more cyberbullies online. Schools should put more effort into stopping cyber bullying because bullied victims have a higher chance of committing suicide, parents are afraid of their child being bullied, and it can occur at any time of day.

Bullying and negative peer pressure has been a dangerous and serous issue occurring among children and adolescents for many of years (Merrell et al., 2008). Normal bullying, or traditional bullying, as it is referred by some researchers, is where physical harm is being carried out. This traditional level of bullying have evolved to what many believe is a more powerful level of bullying. In the past recent decades, due to the quickness and growing advancement of technology, new doors have been opened in the world of bullying (Kowalski ET at., 2012 and

In the past few years, there has been a tremendous amount of improvements of technology use in teenagers causing a new problem to arise. “Half of students admit to being bullied online, while an estimated seventy-nine percent of teenagers say it’s a problem,” (“An Old Problem with a New Face”). Since the rapid growth of technology, cyber bullying has become life-threatening for too many teenagers. Now that teenagers have phones and technology almost twenty-four hours a day, they are putting themselves at a greater risk of being cyber bullied. Cyber bullying is different from regular, old-school bullying; cyber bullying is using the internet to ruin the life of other teenagers. “Cyber bulling is when a teenager is tormented, threatened,

Those who have bullied someone via the internet or mobile phone in the recent past often tends to be a young adolescent. These young adolescents also tend to be the victims and bystanders of cyberbullying, and are often the oppressor in traditional bullying. However, cyberbullying tends to be more manifested in middle schools, compared to upper secondary schools such as high schools and universities. Cyberbullying generally impacts its victims in a negative way, and unfortunately, cyber victims often choose not to tell anyone of their experiences brought upon by cyberbullying. With that being

Cyber bullying is more common than people may realize, “More than 1 in 3 young people have experienced cyberthreats online.” (bullyingstatistics.org). Many victims of cyber bullying and too scared to tell and many bullies feel too empowered to stop. “Only 1 in 10 teens tells a parent if they have been a cyber bully victim.” (bullyinstatistics.org). It is said that young people often do not fear the consequences

Cyber bullying has been a fast-growing problem. It affects many children, but I would primarily be focusing on how it affects middle adolescence social behaviors. Cyber Bullying occurs in the digital realm and affects the adolescence at astonishing rates. It is considered a new branch of bullying. Though cyber bullying you cannot physically hurt someone, merely you can hurt the adolescence feelings and emotions, which in turn breaks up their social behaviors. Cyberbullying has become a main issue because adolescences are using the Internet and social media more at this age. They are spending countless amount of hours on the Internet. (Mishna, F., Saini, M., & Solomon, S., 2009) Although cyber bullying is done through digital devices, most of the times the children know each other and have some contact. For that reason, their social health gets affected. (Gofin, R., & Avitzour, M., 2012) They fear to attend school, or go to places where they know their perpetrator will be at. An American study in the year 2007 reported 17% of victims of cyberbullying and 18% cyberbullies at a school. For a particular school, it is something that has to be considered. (Walrave & Heirman, 2011) Due to cyberbullying being a recent concern there are not a lot of prevention programs where adolescence can go search for help. It is important to understand why cyber bullying is happening amongst middle adolescence, and how should

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).

Bullying has existed for generations. Bullying use to occur face- to –face; you knew who the bullies were and where they lived. Because of available technology, a bully can be totally anonymous on the internet. Technology advancements, internet and social networks have produced a new method of bullying called cyberbullyimg. Cyberbullying incidents have become widespread in the past few years. According to DoSomething.org,” almost sixty percent of young people say that they have been cyberbullied before. Sixty-eight percent of teens agree that cyber bullying is a serious problem. Eighty-one percent of young people think bullying online is easier to get away with than bullying in person” (11 Facts 2013). Cyberbullying is a serious problem with devastating consequences and we should be doing everything possible to control it.

All around the world, the internet is being used daily by kids. People in the UK can have a complete conversation with a person in Utah with just a click of a button. A housewife can go on line and search for an answer to almost any problem she has but she does not think of the dangers. Innocent people have been kidnapped and even killed by being researched through social networks. Anywhere a person is a threat can loom over them. Kids today spend most of their time on social networks, posting their life story on networks such as Instagram and Twitter. They do not see the pain that they can be exposed to; they think no one can hurt them on line. Cyberbullying, one of the newer forms of bullying that occurs through technology, has caused intense consequences for the unsuspecting victims.

As technology use increases worldwide, parents of adolescents have lost a handle on containing the issue of cyber bullying. Compared to face-to-face bullying, cyber bullies conceal themselves from their parents and victims alike, making the parent’s task of identifying both initiators and victims difficult. As stated in a 2012 report on the rising issue of cyber bullying, “This anonymity makes it easier for the offender to strike blows against a victim without having to see the victim’s physical response… lead[ing] them to say and do crueler things compared to what is typical in a traditional face-to-face bullying situation” (Donegan

Bullying has been around for years, and unfortunately with today’s technology, a new form has emerged. “Cyber bullying is bullying that takes place over digital devices like cell phones, computers, and tablets” (stopbullying.gov). It has spread tremendously as technology has evolved and reached a younger generation. With over ninety percent of teenagers ages thirteen to seventeen having access to the internet, embarrassing content can be seen by an abundance of people, as well as strangers. Think about the impact this can have on a person’s life, and the damage it can cause to one’s self-esteem. There are several differences between physical or mental bullying in person, and cyber bullying. For one, bullying in person can be ran away from, whereas cyber bullying can be anonymous and ongoing, leaving people with no where to turn. Some people turn to cyber bullying as a way to take their angers out on the weak, without ever revealing themselves to the world. This makes it easier for bullies to get away with saying mean things, due to the anonymity of the situation.