Inografica Cyberbullismo

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Cyber Bullying

What is cyberbulling?

Cyberbullying is the use of technology to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target another person. Online threats and mean, aggressive, or rude texts, tweets, posts, or messages all count. So does posting personal information, pictures, or videos designed to hurt or embarrass someone else.

Source:kidshealth.org

The earliest known use of the noun cyber-bullying is in the 1990s. OED's earliest evidence for cyber-bullying is from 1998, in the Canberra Times. cyber-bullying is formed within English, by compounding

The origin

Source: Oxford English Dictionary

In the last 2 year about 5.4 million young people have experienced cyberbullying and 1.3 million have experienced it on daily basis

STATISTICS

In the UK around the 20% of young people heve felt worried about going to school because of cyberbullying

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A Survey by us

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Cybulling among adults

about the 41% of adults in the US have been experienced some form of online harassmentMore severe harassment includes sexual harassment (11%), sustained harassment (11%), stalking (11%), and physical threats (14%).

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Cyberbulling statistic by gender

While it’s only a slight difference, data from 2019 showed that 38.7% of 12 to 17-year-old girls reported experiencing cyberbullying at least once in their life, compared to 34.5% of boys in the same age group. Boys also said they were more likely to report cyberbullying.

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The consequences

A large study of over 3,000 teenagers found that cyberbullying definitely predicted suicidality (kids were more likely to want to kill themselves after cyberbullying) A survey looked into young people in the UK who reported cyberbullying and the effects on their mental health. They found that out of those that experienced cyberbullying: 37% developed social anxiety 36% developed depression 24% had suicidal thoughts 23% self-harmed

Source:siglecare.com

When it comes to prevention, that’s up to the parents. According to Cook-McKay, “Technological education for parents is an effective deterrent to cyberbullying. It’s best for parents to properly monitor their children’s internet communications.” It’s also important for schools to set up policies that stop bullying and provide clear expectations on how to treat one another. Quick and consistent responses to bullying are important in prevention.

Preventing cyberbullying

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The End

A presentation made byAntonio De nisi and Camilla Martelli