It is important for us to recognize the issues that are currently facing the youth of today, as it is our job to understand the environmental factors that may influence a person’s wellbeing. Cyber bullying is becoming more common among adolescents and is now even seen in young children. There are many different causes and reasons for Bullying including social determinants such as interpersonal, school community or even policies and all of these can lead to a child becoming a bully or victims not reporting it. Even though everyone knows that cyberbullying exists and is a big problem for people, in particular teenagers, most do not realise how common it truly is. Researchers have done many surveys of teenagers to discover just how many people
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In 2014, the No Bullying (2014) campaign did a survey to find out just how common cyberbullying is. This is what they found:
- 52% of young people have admitted to being a victim of cyberbullying. Of these people, 10-20% experience cyberbullying regularly
- 33% of the young people being bullied claimed that the bully issued online threats
- Over half of the teens who use social media have been a witness of cyberbullying. Of these people, 95% have said that they have ignored the behaviour
- Even though cyberbullying can be emotionally destructive, more than half of teenagers say that they would not go to their parents for help or support.
- 11% of teens have reported they have been cyberbullied by embarrassing or damaging photos being posted online without their consent.
- Victims of cyberbullying are more likely to experience depression and low self-esteem as a result of the bullying
The same campaign then investigated further and found that in Australia:
- Over 80% of people who bully others online will also bully offline
- 84% of people bullied online have also reported being bullied offline
- A quarter of cyberbullies target people they do not even know via social media by commenting hurtful things on photos
In 2014, the No Bullying (2014) campaign did a survey to find out just how common cyberbullying is. This is what they found:
- 52% of young people have admitted to being a victim of cyberbullying. Of these people, 10-20% experience cyberbullying regularly
- 33% of the young people being bullied claimed that the bully issued online threats
- Over half of the teens who use social media have been a witness of cyberbullying. Of these people, 95% have said that they have ignored the behaviour
- Even though cyberbullying can be emotionally destructive, more than half of teenagers say that they would not go to their parents for help or support.
- 11% of teens have reported they have been cyberbullied by embarrassing or damaging photos being posted online without their consent.
- Victims of cyberbullying are more likely to experience depression and low self-esteem as a result of the bullying
The same campaign then investigated further and found that in Australia:
- Over 80% of people who bully others online will also bully offline
- 84% of people bullied online have also reported being bullied offline
- A quarter of cyberbullies target people they do not even know via social media by commenting hurtful things on photos