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Cyberbullying (cyberharassment or online bullying) is a form of bullying or harassment using electronic means. Since the 2000s, it has become increasingly common, especially among teenagers and adolescents, due to young people's increased use of social media. [1] Related issues include online harassment and trolling.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death for youth between the ages of 10 and 24. Cyber bullying is rapidly increasing. Some writers have suggested monitoring and educating children from a young age about the risks associated with cyber bullying. [38] Children use, on average, 27 hours of internet a week and it is on the increase.
Cyber-bullying is very common among children and young adults that are ten to eighteen years old. [17] Victims of cyber-bullying, often feel negative about themselves after being bullied. It is also common for cyber-bullying to have negative effects on cyber victims' social well-being because it has a negative impact on their self-esteem. [18]
Teachers are more likely to notice 'real-life' bullying, and children are less inclined to report when they are targeted online. We don't know the true extent of cyberbullying -- and children need ...
A 14-year-old girl from Bayville, N.J., died by suicide after a video showing her being brutally attacked was shared online, highlighting the negative effects of cyberbullying on an already ...
This study concluded that girls tend to experience and perpetrate more mobile bullying than boys. A 2021 study indicated that there is a 1.8 percent higher prevalence of girls claiming to be victims of cyberbullying. [3] Interestingly, students who identify as transgender experience cyberbullying at a rate 11.7% higher than their peers. [4]
The primary distinction is one of age; if adults are involved, the act is usually termed cyberstalking, while among children it is usually referred to as cyberbullying. However, as there have not been any formal definitions of the terms, this distinction is one of semantics and many laws treat bullying and stalking as much the same issue. [42]
Cybersmile Ambassador Paige Spiranac (right) giving a talk to children about cyberbullying at the American Century Championship in 2017. The Cybersmile Foundation believe that everybody should have the right to access and enjoy the benefits that our new connected digital world offers – without the fear of bullying, threats and abuse. [5]