An Exploratory Study of Cyberbullying with Undergr

Authors: Carol M Walker Beth Rajan Sockman and Steven Koehn

Publish Date: 2011/02/06

Volume: 55, Issue: 2, Pages: 31-38

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Abstract

Understanding the covert events surrounding the undergraduate students’ experience is essential to educators’ and counselors’ involvement in their success Research into bullying behaviors has documented victims’ feelings of anger sadness and poor concentration Affordable technologies have propagated this concern into cyberspace This exploratory study evaluated the instances of cyberbullying experienced by undergraduate students Additionally the forms of technology utilized in cyberbullying were queried A 27item survey was distributed to 120 undergraduate students in social science technology and education departments The majority of all respondents 54 and 100 of male respondents indicated they knew someone who had been cyberbullied The perpetrators primarily used cell phones Facebook and instant messaging The study results provide legitimate concerns regarding the undergraduate students’ exposure to cyberbullying and numerous areas for future research

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