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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Cyber-bullying"”.
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A Social Ecological Approach To Cyber Bullying
… corresponded with the emergence of a new form of bullying called cyber bullying or bullying through the use of technology. The Social Ecological Model was used as a guide to examine the development of cyber bullying through the dynamic interactions between adolescents and their social environment …
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Public opinion on cyber-bullying laws in Canada
… use of technology and the internet. The bulk of cyberbullying literature often overlooks how relationships are constructed, maintained, and policed over new technological platforms. This study attempts to understand whether the public perceives cyber-bullying as a problem, whether they feel …
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Ruminati : modeling the detection of textual cyber-bullying
The scourge of cyber-bullying has received widespread attention at all levels of society including parents, educators, adolescents, social scientists, psychiatrists and policy makers at the highest echelons of power. Cyber-bullying and it's complex intermingling with traditional bullying has been …
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An examination of the primary and secondary effects of cyber-bullying: development and testing of a cyber-bullying moderator/mediator model
<p>This study examined cyber-bullying as a social transgression and the potentially negative effects it has on individuals, specifically adolescents and young adults from experiences recalled by college students. Findings established support for a moderator/mediator model, designed and tested for …
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Cyber Bullying and Social Support in a College Population
Research has shown that bullying has detrimental effects for both bullies and victims. Data also indicates that bullying, especially chronic levels of bullying, during childhood may lead to lasting negative effects in adulthood. The recent introduction of bullying through electronic media has …
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Cyber Bullying and Victimization: Psychosocial Characteristics of Bullies, Victims, and Bully/Victims
<P>This study explored cyber bullying and victimization. The use of technology as a vehicle for peer victimization is increasing and is associated with a risk of psychosocial maladjustment (Finkelhor, et al., 2000; Wolak, et al., 2006; Ybarra & Mitchell, 2004a, 2004b). It is thought to peak during …
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Cyber Bullying and Victimization: Psychosocial Characteristics of Bullies, Victims, and Bully/Victims
<P>This study explored cyber bullying and victimization. The use of technology as a vehicle for peer victimization is increasing and is associated with a risk of psychosocial maladjustment (Finkelhor, et al., 2000; Wolak, et al., 2006; Ybarra & Mitchell, 2004a, 2004b). It is thought to peak during …
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Comparison between face-to-face bullying and cyber-bullying amongst elementary school students and how they cope
Face-to-face bullying has been described as aggression from two or more students against a student repeatedly and over time (Olweus, 1996). The increasing availability of internet and an extensive technology development in cell phones has given adolescents a new way to bully. Cyber-bullying is a …
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Cyber bullying among Arab American and other ethnic groups and its relationship to self-esteem and academic functioning of middle and high school students
… onset of the Internet and Smartphones entered cyber bullying, which is prevalent among teenagers. Cyber bullying is defined as “the willful and repeated harm inflicted through the use of computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices” (Hinduja & Patchin, 2009, p. 5).</p> <p>The purpose of …
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Evaluating the effectiveness of school- and cyber-bullying intervention and prevention programmes: Two systematic and meta-analytical reviews
… of interventions to reduce school- and cyberbullying in two meta-analytical reviews. Bullying is defined as repetitive and intentional behaviours that involve children and adolescents between whom there is a distinct power imbalance. Cyberbullying is the manifestation of these behaviours …
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500 million frenemies: a phenomenological study of the prevalence and perceptions of female students and male students as it relates to cyber bullying on social networking websites
… male and female high school students regarding cyber bullying on social networking websites. Previous research has shown that male and female students have very different experiences with traditional bullying; the current phenomenon of cyber bullying has yet to be widely researched. In addition, …
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Predictors of Bullying in an Adolescent School Sample
<p>Author's abstract: Bullying is a pervasive problem in our society. Contributing to this problem is the fact that bullying is not well understood. This makes it difficult to design successful interventions. The current study aims to create a complete picture of bullying in order to increase …
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Diagnosis of Cyber and Nonphysical Bullying Victimization: A Routine Activities Approach to Constructing Effective Preventive Measures
<p>Youths can experience bullying victimization through many sources. Technology and social networking sites have provided another source in which youths can experience bullying victimization, commonly called "cyber-bullying" (Hinduja and Patchin, 2009). The purpose of this study is to apply …
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Empathy As A Moderator Of Adolescent Bullying Behavior And Moral Disengagement After Controlling For Social Desirability
… has on the associations between adolescent bullying behavior and moral disengagement after controlling for social desirability (e.g., response bias). 676 students in 7th and 8th grade from a suburban middle school in Southeast Michigan participated in this study in the fall of 2012. </p> …
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Potential Empathy Deficits, Motivations, and Desistence in Traditional and Cyber Bullies
Bullying is a serious phenomenon that includes behaviors conducted in a variety of mediums, including face-to-face (i.e. traditional bullying) and through technology (i.e. cyberbullying). This study examined differences between traditional bullies and cyberbullies in empathy deficits, motivation to …
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The role of mobile service providers in combating mobile bullying among adolescent in South Africa
… society to combat the new phenomenon of mobile bullying. A deductive research approach was followed in this study, and a conceptual model was developed to examine the extent of the involvement of the mobile service providers in reducing mobile bullying. The sampling method used in this study is …
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The Relationship between State-Level Policy and Mental Health among Sexual Minority Youth in the United States
… suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, and bullying amongst adolescents. State-level policies included whether hate crime laws included sexual orientation as a protected category, and rates of follow-up care after hospital discharge amongst acutely mentally ill youth covered by public health …
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A study of the emergence, impacts, and responses to trolling in the Australian news media
… multiple stakeholders involved in trolling and cyber-bullying. Newsrooms’ responses were categorised into ten themes that address the needs of various stakeholders,and an analysis of the relevant current Australia legislation found that while a range of statutes can be drawn upon, their use in …
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The impact of Self-Generated Images in online pornography
… because of subsequent criminal abuse, including cyber-bullying/trolling, sextortion, etc. Gay and bisexual men have highly accelerated rates of SGI use on hooking-up sites, often leading to hazardous risk taking. Children face grave dangers from making and sharing sexualised SGI’s as online child …
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Factors that Influence Mobile Bully-victim Behaviour on Mobile Social Networks: The Case of Facebook
Mobile bullying on social networks is a growing problem in South African public high schools. It is described as a fairly new form of cyber bullying which is conducted using a mobile phone through communication channels such as text messages, emails, Instant messaging and other chat rooms such as …
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