flyers around different cities. Then, participants completed a set of questionnaires, which included the SWLS, Beck Depression Inventory, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the Social Provision Scale, all modified to assess perceptions of Facebook support. Also, the motivation to use Facebook was tested on all participants by asking them to indicate the true purpose of them even logging in. Were they interested in keeping in touch with old friends, finding new friends, or obtaining new information? Phase two, participants were sent five text messages per day, each message containing a survey which asked participants to answer five questions using a slider scale. When the procedure for responding to these questions was explained, interacting
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Cyberbullying anywhere is a serious issue, but cyberbullying through Facebook is becoming an epidemic. In the article, “The emotional impact of cyberbulling: Differences in perceptions and experiences as a function of role”, research was conducted to identify the negative impact cyberbullying has on an individual. They discovered that these negative emotions are very dependent on how the person receives the information. Depending on a persons prior experiences and ability to perceive a message will greatly change the negative emotions that may occur from the act of cyberbullying. This can be strongly related to the article, “Facebook Use Predicts Declines in Subjective Well-Being in Young Adults”, as they discovered that interacting with Internet will cause a change in well-being, but this change is very depended on how you use it and whom you interact with. Both studies identified that it is very dependent on the individual for how they will react and feel in a situation. When it comes to cyberbulling, attackers like to have an audience, making them feel empowered. This is when cyberbullying takes an entirely new stance and damages the well-being of the receiver in multiple …show more content…
When social networking sites, like Facebook, are used to enhance the cyberbullying attack, the receiver can experience long-lasting negative emotions, as they are humiliated in front of a larger audience. Instead of traditional face-to-face attacks, where the bully confronts the victim, this attack is usually short lived as the words or actions that occur disappear soon after the attack. There is no database where this information is saved and viewed multiple times by close friends and family. Facebook is the largest social-networking site in the world, with information be shared and then re-shared multiple times throughout the day. When someone is humiliated on Facebook, this attack is not short-lived, but can becoming a reoccurring issue, being shared and viewed throughout a massive network of friends. As explained in the article, some social uses can include harassment and aggression against peers in the context of anonymity and large audiences. In this context, how individuals perceive and interpret social experiences is an important dimension of the emotional consequences of those experiences. But it isn’t always up to an individual who they position themselves around when they are apart of a social-network. Attackers can come from inside or outside their friend group, making it that much easier for a cyberbully to take advantage of
Cyberbullying anywhere is a serious issue, but cyberbullying through Facebook is becoming an epidemic. In the article, “The emotional impact of cyberbulling: Differences in perceptions and experiences as a function of role”, research was conducted to identify the negative impact cyberbullying has on an individual. They discovered that these negative emotions are very dependent on how the person receives the information. Depending on a persons prior experiences and ability to perceive a message will greatly change the negative emotions that may occur from the act of cyberbullying. This can be strongly related to the article, “Facebook Use Predicts Declines in Subjective Well-Being in Young Adults”, as they discovered that interacting with Internet will cause a change in well-being, but this change is very depended on how you use it and whom you interact with. Both studies identified that it is very dependent on the individual for how they will react and feel in a situation. When it comes to cyberbulling, attackers like to have an audience, making them feel empowered. This is when cyberbullying takes an entirely new stance and damages the well-being of the receiver in multiple …show more content…
When social networking sites, like Facebook, are used to enhance the cyberbullying attack, the receiver can experience long-lasting negative emotions, as they are humiliated in front of a larger audience. Instead of traditional face-to-face attacks, where the bully confronts the victim, this attack is usually short lived as the words or actions that occur disappear soon after the attack. There is no database where this information is saved and viewed multiple times by close friends and family. Facebook is the largest social-networking site in the world, with information be shared and then re-shared multiple times throughout the day. When someone is humiliated on Facebook, this attack is not short-lived, but can becoming a reoccurring issue, being shared and viewed throughout a massive network of friends. As explained in the article, some social uses can include harassment and aggression against peers in the context of anonymity and large audiences. In this context, how individuals perceive and interpret social experiences is an important dimension of the emotional consequences of those experiences. But it isn’t always up to an individual who they position themselves around when they are apart of a social-network. Attackers can come from inside or outside their friend group, making it that much easier for a cyberbully to take advantage of