University of British Columbia research comparing traditional bullying
with cyberbullying finds that the dynamics of online bullying are
different, suggesting that anti-bullying programs need specific
interventions to target online aggression.
Results of the studies show that about 25-30 per cent of youth report that they have experienced or taken part in cyberbullying, compared to 12 per cent of youth who say they’ve experienced or taken part in schoolyard bullying. However, “Youth say that 95 per cent of what happens online was intended as a joke and only 5 per cent was intended to harm,” says Shapka. “It is clear that youth are underestimating the level of harm associated with cyberbullying.”
According to Shapka, the findings suggest that in cyberbullying adolescents play multiple roles – as bullies, victims, and witnesses – and “downplay the impact of it, which means that existing education and prevention programs are not going to get through to them.”
Law, D., Shapka, J., Olson, B., & Hymel, S. (2012, April). Deconstructing Bullying: An Empirical Comparison Between the Constructs of Traditional and Electronic Aggression. Presented at the American Educational Research Association conference, Vancouver.
Results of the studies show that about 25-30 per cent of youth report that they have experienced or taken part in cyberbullying, compared to 12 per cent of youth who say they’ve experienced or taken part in schoolyard bullying. However, “Youth say that 95 per cent of what happens online was intended as a joke and only 5 per cent was intended to harm,” says Shapka. “It is clear that youth are underestimating the level of harm associated with cyberbullying.”
According to Shapka, the findings suggest that in cyberbullying adolescents play multiple roles – as bullies, victims, and witnesses – and “downplay the impact of it, which means that existing education and prevention programs are not going to get through to them.”
Law, D., Shapka, J., Olson, B., & Hymel, S. (2012, April). Deconstructing Bullying: An Empirical Comparison Between the Constructs of Traditional and Electronic Aggression. Presented at the American Educational Research Association conference, Vancouver.
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