Hypothesis is “A tentative statement about the relationship between two or more variables; a testable prediction or question” (Hockenbury, 2014). Therefore, in this journal article, the hypothesis is the relation between childhood trauma and development of psychosis experiences among adolescences. The childhood trauma especially for this study is associated with cyberbullying. This study is supported by the National Institute of Mental Health. The researchers used an experiment and representative study because they collected a specific group by using a special and detail questionnaires but also, predicting if there is a relationship between the trauma and bullying to psychosis disorder (Magaud, …show more content…
However, the researcher admitted that there is a limitation in this study such as the sample is too small, no control group, no specific duration and the frequency on how long the victim exposed to cyberbullying whether is by text, instant messages or Facebook. This is important because persistent cyberbullying could increase emotional impact on mental health. Moreover, the study reports that some type of cyberbullying is less harmful than traditional bullying such as threats and insults, but other forms of cyberbullying could possibly more damaging especially if there are images or videos show. The researchers explain that studying cyberbullying in young people with clinical high risk (CHR) psychosis is new in the field. They believe that CHR individuals are affected by cyberbullying. These individuals are more vulnerable to the cyberbullying especially internet and cellphone, because they lack of friends and social functioning. To the knowledge of the researchers, they suggest that this study needs for further attention using larger samples with longitudinal design to determine better