Cyberbullying is on a rise. Now that technology is advancing so are the threats that come with it. “Cyberbullying is defined as a willful and repeated harm inflicted through the use of computers, cellphones and other electronic devices” (Patchin 2014). In the present days, teenagers are using the internet more than ever before and they have access to it from anywhere. For many children the internet is not only for study purposes or playing games, it is part of their social life as well, where they chat and email friends. But some children use it to bully other children online. (Hinduja & Patchin, 2014). This assignment will be focusing on the characteristics and effects of cyberbullying and how it can be prevented.
Characteristics of cyberbullying …show more content…
Pressure from friends, practical jokes, fear, and anger drive teenagers to carry out this horrific act that can lead to several negative effects.
Victims of cyberbullying can experience many of the same effects as children who are bullied in person. There is no doubt that cyberbullying has a very negative impact on its victims, studies have shown that children affected by cyberbullying feel a wide range of negative emotions as result of being cyberbullied. These negative emotions include: anger, sadness, feeling hurt, depression, embarrassed and afraid.
Children who are cyberbullied also experience negative behaviors such as poor concentration, low achievement at school and absenteeism from school.
There are several factors that show that cyberbullying has more extreme effects than any other type of bullying. For example, most of the time kids are cyberbullying at their own homes, being bullied at home can take away the place where the kids feel most safe. And the other factor is that cyberbullies are unknown, and not knowing who is responsible for the bullying may increase the victim’s insecurity. (Hinduja & Patchin,
Characteristics of cyberbullying …show more content…
Pressure from friends, practical jokes, fear, and anger drive teenagers to carry out this horrific act that can lead to several negative effects.
Victims of cyberbullying can experience many of the same effects as children who are bullied in person. There is no doubt that cyberbullying has a very negative impact on its victims, studies have shown that children affected by cyberbullying feel a wide range of negative emotions as result of being cyberbullied. These negative emotions include: anger, sadness, feeling hurt, depression, embarrassed and afraid.
Children who are cyberbullied also experience negative behaviors such as poor concentration, low achievement at school and absenteeism from school.
There are several factors that show that cyberbullying has more extreme effects than any other type of bullying. For example, most of the time kids are cyberbullying at their own homes, being bullied at home can take away the place where the kids feel most safe. And the other factor is that cyberbullies are unknown, and not knowing who is responsible for the bullying may increase the victim’s insecurity. (Hinduja & Patchin,