Times have changed since old high school days of playground bullying. The cruel actions of cyberbullying have gone viral, becoming a digital playground for bullies, attacking teenagers, and causing many to commit suicide. Over 4500 kids commit suicide each year due to bullying. Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place using electronic technology, which includes using devices and equipment such as cell phones, computers, and tablets as well as communication tools including social media sites, text messages, chat, and websites (stopbullying.gov2014).
Teenagers are using this to threaten and harass other teens by sending threating messages, posting embarrassing pictures of the victims on social media websites; such as Facebook, Myspace, and …show more content…
Seventeen of the 36 studies analyzed looked at how common cyberbullying was, and the researchers found that a median of 23 percent of teens reporting being targeted. About 15 percent reported bullying someone online themselves. Two studies examined the prevalence of so-called "bully-victims," meaning teens that both bully others and are bullied. Research on offline bullying shows these kids to be most at-risk for mental health problems. One study found that 5.4 percent of teens were bully-victims, while the other reported a prevalence of 11.2 …show more content…
The 36 studies used a variety of definitions and health outcomes, and not enough work has been done to confirm or rule out connections between cyberbullying and anxiety or self-harm. But cyberbullying and depression went hand-in-hand, the researchers report today (April 12) in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. Ten studies examined the link between social media victimization and depression, and all of them found a connection. Alone, these studies can 't prove that the bullying caused the depression — it 's possible that depressed teens are more likely to become targets of bullying than their healthier peers. However, Hamm said, one of the 10 studies did follow the teens over time and found that the cyberbullying preceded the teens ' depression, hinting at a causal relationship. The research also found that the more cyberbullying a teen experienced, the more severe his or her symptoms of
Teenagers are using this to threaten and harass other teens by sending threating messages, posting embarrassing pictures of the victims on social media websites; such as Facebook, Myspace, and …show more content…
Seventeen of the 36 studies analyzed looked at how common cyberbullying was, and the researchers found that a median of 23 percent of teens reporting being targeted. About 15 percent reported bullying someone online themselves. Two studies examined the prevalence of so-called "bully-victims," meaning teens that both bully others and are bullied. Research on offline bullying shows these kids to be most at-risk for mental health problems. One study found that 5.4 percent of teens were bully-victims, while the other reported a prevalence of 11.2 …show more content…
The 36 studies used a variety of definitions and health outcomes, and not enough work has been done to confirm or rule out connections between cyberbullying and anxiety or self-harm. But cyberbullying and depression went hand-in-hand, the researchers report today (April 12) in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. Ten studies examined the link between social media victimization and depression, and all of them found a connection. Alone, these studies can 't prove that the bullying caused the depression — it 's possible that depressed teens are more likely to become targets of bullying than their healthier peers. However, Hamm said, one of the 10 studies did follow the teens over time and found that the cyberbullying preceded the teens ' depression, hinting at a causal relationship. The research also found that the more cyberbullying a teen experienced, the more severe his or her symptoms of