Why do people bully? Read our tips for parents and guardians on understanding and preventing cyberbullying on social media.
A study from Swansea University found that young victims of cyberbullying are twice as likely to attempt self-harm, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warn of the increased risk of depression, anxiety and other mental health problems related to all forms of bullying. Experts say...
There is a strong correlation between cyberbullying and mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. Victims of cyberbullying are more likely to experience these issues than those who are not bullied. What does cyberbully mean? Cyberbullying is the use of electronic comm...
Cyberbullying negatively impacts the social-emotional development of youth and can interfere with school engagement and academic functioning. However, little is known about how teachers can support cyber-victims. This study aims to examine the specific support strategies that predict emotional relief from...
Yourself From Cyberbullying. The world we’re living in has somehow come to a state where everyone has an insight into other people’s lives, privacy is almost non-existent, and the presence of social media almost allows people to express whatever is on their minds…all the time. This ...
One way to open up discussions about cyberbullying is to show students movies that feature bullies and victims.Tim Woda,cofounder of the digital parenting blog Uknow.com, lists five movies that teach about bullying: Cyberbully Odd Girl Out ...
Social engineering. Cyberstalkers manipulate victims into revealing sensitive information throughphishingemails or fake accounts. Deepfake technology. Manipulating videos or images to create fake content aimed at defaming or blackmailing victims. IoT exploitation.Smart homedevices, such as cameras or voice ...
Anonymity,with it being hard to know who someone is in real life; Disinhibition,with a lack of direct moderation in many social spaces; Deindividualisation,with bullies not being able to see their victims as people. Ways to protect yourself from cyberbullying ...
With increases of up to 70% in the amount of bullying/hate speech among teens and children since the Covid lockdown, researchers have found non-engagement to be one of the main ways to combat certain kinds of cyberbullying attacks. Victims of cyberbullying are often better off ignoring or ...
Cyberbullying is not an isolated event.According to a UNICEF survey in 30 countries, more than a third of young people have been victims of cyberbullying and 1 in 5 have missed school because of it. Other OECD studies also confirmed that the same problem was experienced in otherOECD countrie...