Gender Differences in Online Bullying
Daniel Chak
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York University
With our growing society, our technology is rapidly advancing. With this technology advancing, our youth are getting to know it better than anyone else. Youth thought they can escape real-world bullying, with new technology, they now also face it online. Online bullying can be defined as "willful and repeated harm inflicted through the use of computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices." (Guckert 2013) This premature form of bully has taken the lives of many already, and is affecting our youth, both male and female. A question posed today is "are there gender differences in the effects of online bullying for adolescents between the ages
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There was a study done on approximately 4,400 6th grade to 12th grade students (49% females, and 63% non-whites) for this study. (Hindju, Patchin 2013) In this journal Hindju and Patchin, describe two types of social controls, a formal and an informal kind to stop online bully. Formal social control is with the use of policies to help deter the action. For example, an online moderator may ban an account if used inappropriately because it goes against the policies of the social media. Informal social control on the other hand, is when an individual is ridiculed for their inappropriate behaviour. For example, an online moderator can harshly criticize a user for their inappropriate behaviour and post it publicly for everyone to see. This form of social control is much more effective because the user is afraid of the public ridicule. There are two different sources of influence during the child to adolescent years, from parents and educators to peer groups. (Hindju, Patchin 2013) When a child is in their younger years, the child seeks approval from these adults in their lives. When they become adolescent, the friend group has a much stronger impact in shaping their attitudes because they are with them more often throughout the day. The methodology used for this research was a survey distributed in the spring of 2010 to a random sample of 4,441 students …show more content…
As stated above, females create more blogs, and post more personal content and will usually engage in conversation with people whom they do not know in real life. Online bullying has become more than just name calling, but unwanted sexual solicitation and harassment as well.
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Cyberbullying has become a widespread problem. The more people have been using the internet, the more the number of cyberbullying incidents increase. According to document A, 25.1% of girls and 16.6% of boys reported being bullied in their lifetime. In addition to this, document A also
Moreover, cyberbullying has longer effects through a child’s life, leading the victims to turn into victim-bullies (Donegan 1). Victim bullies take their own frustrations on bullying others as an escape to help them cope with their pain caused by cyberbullying. In addition, it’s been reported that bullies commit at least one crime as an adult whereas victim-bullies commit a 23 percent higher than of the bullies (Donegan 4). Konnikova doesn’t mention that bullies also need help as much as the victims, but not all bullies are born that way. In fact, most of them have been bullied before or they have psychological problems (Donegan 5). Indeed, people should take this statistics as a wakeup call to help cyberbullies to cope with their frustrations to lower the numbers of victims, to create a better childhood, and a healthier adolescence for a better
Do you think students are posting mean and illegal things? Well yes they do. They don’t care about other people's feelings or what they might go through. Some students are posting mean things about people. Some people who are getting bullied are teachers, principals, and fellow classmates. Is it better for schools to supervise what students post during schools hours and after school hours? I believe schools should limit students online speech lots of kids are getting cyberbullied, it is disrupting education, and is violating the civil rights law.
Bullying has occurred for many years and via the internet is a new form of bullying, giving higher chances for bullying to occur more often due to technology.
The act of bullying has been present in children’s life throughout time. It has been seen in movies, books, and even real life situations. In recent years there has been in increase in the use of technology and the Internet. As a result a new type of bullying has been introduced to today’s generation of teenagers. This new type of bullying is known as cyberbullying. Cyberbullying has a negative impact on the lives of the teenagers that experience it.
Traditional bullying that used to occur commonly on school-grounds has now been over shadowed by harassment through the Internet and other technology related devices. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary “cyber bullying” is defined as ...
Bullies have been around a long time, but the advancement in technology gives these bullies a whole new platform. Cyberbullying is the act of harming or harassing via information technology networks in a repeated and deliberate manner. Sometimes cyberbullying is easy to spot, for instance if a child shows their parent a direct tweet or message which is viewed as harsh, rude or even threatening (Kids Health From Nemours, 2016). In other cases, it is not as easy to spot, like impersonating a victim online or posting personal or embarrassing information. Cyberbullying causes psychological, emotional and physical stress. Each person’s response to bullying is different and unique, but more often than not, youth who are bullied have a higher risk of depression and anxiety (Kids Health From Nemours,
Mason, K. L. (2008). Cyber bullying: A preliminary assessment for school personnel. Psychology in the Schools, 45(4), 323-348.
If you or a friend have been cyberbullied, it’s a fate worse than death. You never know where you will see your attacker in real life or how they will treat you; additionally how the attacker’s friends will treat if he/she tells them. However, there could be a stop to this, no it’s not Superman, it’s the legislative branch. In some states, congressmen have started to push criminal prosecution to those who have cyberbullied. Which in some cases, affirmative action is the best medicine.
Each day "as technology evolves, so do many of the problems faced by those who have access to it. One example growing in scope and frequency is cyber bullying" (Patchin, 2010, p.615) which is defined as obstinate and recurring damage inflicted through the use of electronics such as computers and cell phones; the target of cyberbullying constantly experiences real, nontrivial pain. Bullying through social media can have a substantially negative affect as what is posted on the internet can never be entirely removed. Cyberbullying is a remarkably underrated type of bullying as you do not see the emotional abuse it strains on adolescents compared to the physical abuse many will experience within school bullying. It is shocking how "just under 30% of respondents reported that they had experienced one or more of the 9 types of cyberbullying" (Patchin, 2010, p.618) and how often they were experiencing this type of maltreatment. Equally important, impartial parenting and an unsupportive upbringing can influence confidence levels and well being in minors. As a role model in a youths life, parents must display a positive attitude as studies "indicate that parents who report higher levels of non-judgmental acceptance of their own
Reports by the Bureau of Justice indicate that 28% of middle and high school students experience traditional bullying, with 18% experiencing cyberbullying. Traditional bullying has been defined as “intentional aggressive behavior repeated over time…when supervision is at a minimum” (Simmons & Bynum, 2014, p. 452-453). Cyberbullying has been defined as “willful and repeated harm inflicted through the use of computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices” (Patchin & Hinduja, 2010, p. 615). Face-to-face and virtual bullying have grown to such proportions that the U.S. Department of Education has referred to bullying as an “urgent social, health, and education concern” (p. 789). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The American
Raskauskas, J., & Stoltz, A.D. (2007). Involvement in traditional and electronic bullying among adolescents. Developmental Psychology, 43 (3), 564-575.
Cyberbullying has risen since the inception of social media sites and the rise of the internet. While the statistics regarding cyberbullying vary widely, anywhere from ten to forty percent or more of adolescents have reportedly been bullied online. The percentage of those on social media, like Facebook, has an even gre...
Bullying has been an ongoing problem that is detrimental to the bully and especially victim. Multiple negative effects arise from participating in bullying activity. Although there is no direct solution to this problem, there are ways to reduce bullying in schools and understand bullying more in depth. Certain variables increase or decrease the chance of being attacked by a bully.
Stutzky suggests that cyber bullying is the use of modern communication technologies to embarrass, humiliate, threaten, or intimidate an individual in the attempt to gain power and control over them. Bullying has been around since the beginning of time. These days however, bullying isn’t just happening on the playground, it’s happening on the internet and mobile phones, making it possible to bully a child 24 hours a day. Cyber bullying follows children around the clock and into the safety of their own bedrooms. A recent survey by MindOh!, an educational company that follows youth trends, reported that nearly 80% of the 5,500 teens that were surveyed said that they had been exposed to cyber bullying. Cyber bullying affects the mental health of so many young adolescents around the world, and the issue is steadily increasing as more and more ways to bully are created.In extreme incidents, cyber bullying has led teenagers to suicide. Most victims, however, suffer shame, embarrassment, anger, depression and withdrawal. While technology continues to evolve, new means of communication enable today’s bullies to become more effective in terrorizing and tormenting their victims. The aim was to increase awareness and decrease the prevalence of cyber bullying- Year 9 at Meridan State College being the stakeholders (people involved).