title: Defining Cyberbullying: A Multiple Perspectives Approach.
abstract: To date, there has been a lack of consensus among researchers, practitioners, and laypersons about the definition of cyberbullying. Researchers have typically applied the key characteristics of intent to harm, power imbalance, and repetition from the definition of traditional bullying to cyberbullying, but how these characteristics transfer from the real world to a technology-mediated environment remains ambiguous. Moreover, very few studies have specifically investigated how cyberbullying is defined from the perspective of bullies, victims and bystanders. To this end, this article will propose a three-part definition of cyberbullying, which incorporates the perspective of bullies, victims and bystanders.
authors.affiliation: Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alipan
authors.affiliation: Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skues
authors.affiliation: Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Theiler
authors.affiliation: Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wise
mesh_terms: D058445:Bullying; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D009626:Terminology as Topic