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  • Essay / Cyberbullying: A Brief Research Proposal - 1671

    IntroductionInternet use among children and adolescents has increased steadily over the past few years and with the increase in Internet use, a new form of bullying has developed – Cyberbullying. Cyberbullying can be defined as “the electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person” (Merriam-Webster, 2012). This form of bullying can take the form of a variety of mediums, including text messages, emails, videos, and social media sites. There is an overwhelming amount of information that defines cyberbullying, identifies the demographic characteristics of bullies and victims of cyberbullying, and identifies the consequences of cyberbullying on victims. There needs to be more focus on who is committing this form of violence and how this form of violence is linked to traditional harassment. This will allow researchers and practitioners to move forward in researching and implementing preventative methods and interventions after the problem has already occurred. Current literature review methodology shows that higher rates of involvement in cyberbullying (whether perpetrator, victim, or both bully and victim) are reported among which respondents are asked participants if they have been involved in specific behaviors related to cyberbullying rather than explicitly asking them if they have been involved in cyberbullying (Mishna, Khourg-Kassabri, Gadalla, & Daciuk, 2012). Demographically, it has been reported that boys are more likely than girls to be perpetrators of cyberbullying, while girls are more likely than boys to be involved in both aspects of cyberbullying: author and the victim (Mishna, Khourg-Kassabri, Gadalla & Daciuk, 2012; Sengupta & Chaudhuri, 2011; Slonje & Smith, 2008...... middle of article...... Review, 34, 63- 70. Mishna, F., Saini, M. and Solomon, S. (2009). In-class and online: Children and young people's perceptions of cyberbullying. Children and Youth Services Review, 31, 1222-1228. Perren, S., Dooley, J., Shaw, T. and Cross, D. (2010). Bullying at school and in cyberspace: associations with depressive symptoms in Swiss and Australian adolescents. and Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 4 (28). Raskauskas, J. and Stoltz, AD (2007). Developmental Psychology, 43(3), 564-575. Sengupta, A. and Chaudhuri, A. (2011). Are Social Networking Sites a Source of Online Harassment for Teenagers? Evidence from survey data. Journal of Children and Youth Services, 33, 284-290. Slonje, R. and Smith, P. K. (2008). Cyberbullying: Another main type of bullying? Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 49, 147-154.