Involvement in traditional and electronic bullying among adolescents.
The increasing availability of Internet and cell phones has provided new avenues through which adolescents can bully. Electronic bullying is a new form of bullying that may threaten adolescent social and emotional development. In this study the relation between involvement in electronic and traditional bullying was examined. Eighty-four adolescents completed questionnaires regarding their involvement in traditional and electronic bullying. Results show that students' roles in traditional bullying predicted the same role in electronic bullying. Also, being a victim of bullying on the Internet or via text messages was related to being a bully at school. Traditional victims were not found to be electronic bullies. Perceptions of the effects of and motivations for electronic bullying are discussed.
Raskauskas
Juliana
J
School of Education, University of California, Davis, CA, USA. j.l.raskauskas@massey.ac.nz
Stoltz
Ann D
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D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D040421:Cell Phone; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology*; D004291:Dominance-Subordination; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires