Betts Cyberbullying

Approaches, Consequences and Interventions
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-137-50009-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 146 Seiten

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Cyberpsychology

Drawing on research evidence and media coverage, this book explores a number of key debates surrounding cyberbullying. The increasing digitization of society affords many benefits; however, some of these benefits are offset by more adverse consequences. Cyberbullying represents one of the adverse consequences of technology use, which has become a topic of increasing societal concern. Betts adopts a critical stance to exploring issues around the definition of cyberbullying, the unique nature of cyberbullying compared to other forms of bullying, the variation in the reported prevalence rates of cyberbullying, the consequences of involvement in cyberbullying, and the steps that can be taken to tackle cyberbullying. 

Autoren/Hrsg.

Betts, Lucy R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Acknowledgements;6
2;Contents;8
3;List of Tables;10
4;Chapter 1: Introduction;11
4.1;1.1 Aggression, Harassment, and Bullying;12
4.2;1.2 Brief Outline of Cyberbullying;13
4.3;1.3 Overview of the Text;14
4.4;References;16
5;Chapter 2: Definitions of Cyberbullying;18
5.1;2.1 Defining Cyberbullying;19
5.2;2.2 Media;26
5.3;2.3 Behaviours;28
5.4;2.4 Young People’s Understanding of Cyberbullying;31
5.5;References;36
6;Chapter 3: The Unique Nature of Cyberbullying;41
6.1;3.1 The Digital World;42
6.2;3.2 Repetition;46
6.3;3.3 Audience and Visibility of Cyberbullying;47
6.4;3.4 Power;49
6.5;3.5 Anonymity;52
6.6;3.6 Intention;55
6.7;3.7 Relentless Nature of Cyberbullying;56
6.8;3.8 Roles Associated with Cyberbullying;57
6.9;3.9 Complexity of Legal Stance of Cyberbullying;57
6.10;References;58
7;Chapter 4: Prevalence;63
7.1;4.1 The Importance of Understanding Prevalence Rates;64
7.2;4.2 Conceptual and Methodological Issues;70
7.3;4.3 Sample Characteristics;74
7.4;4.4 Country of Study;76
7.5;4.5 Factors That Predict Involvement in Cyberbullying;77
7.6;References;81
8;Chapter 5: The Consequences of Cyberbullying;89
8.1;5.1 Psychosocial Adjustment Consequences;90
8.2;5.2 General Consequences;95
8.3;5.3 Suicide;98
8.4;5.4 Involvement in Cyberbullying;100
8.5;5.5 Consequences of Cyberbullying According to the Perpetrator, Audience, and Media;101
8.6;5.6 Are There Really Consequences of Cyberbullying?;102
8.7;References;105
9;Chapter 6: What Can Be Done About Cyberbullying;111
9.1;6.1 Interventions;113
9.2;6.2 The Law and Cyberbullying;129
9.3;6.3 Practicalities of Addressing Cyberbullying;132
9.4;References;134
10;Chapter 7: Conclusions;140
10.1;7.1 The Need for a Common Definition of Cyberbullying;141
10.2;7.2 The Need for Agreement on the Measures of Cyberbullying;141
10.3;7.3 The Need to Establish Accurate Prevalence Rates of Cyberbullying;142
10.4;7.4 The Need for Longitudinal Work to Examine the Consequences of Cyberbullying;143
10.5;7.5 The Need to Develop Robust and Empirically Validated Interventions;144
10.6;7.6 The Need to Clarify the Legal Status of Cyberbullying;144
10.7;7.7 The Need to Recognise That Technology and Cyberbullying is Evolving;145
10.8;References;146
11;Index;149