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Phalia Campus
Department : BS CHEMISTRY
Roll Number : 14
Dated : 28-01-2024
Whether you're just starting out online or you're a seasoned digital
learner,cyberbullying can impact any student at any time. Learn to understand the
basics, gain expert insight on handling yourself in cyber harassment situations, and
take away tips for staying safe online.
Some people think bullying is part of growing up.It helps kids develop
thicker skin and learn how to handle tough situations at an early age. However,
research has shown that bullying can impact kids long-term, especially with the
rise of cyberbullying and the use of social media to share with larger and unforgiving
audiences. The rise of cyberbullying has gone hand-in-hand with the rise of
technology use. But unlike traditional bullying, cyberbullying can be harder to spot.
This means that it's crucial for students, parents, teachers, and administrators to
recognize the warning signs and know what to do when they see it happening.
While many schools and states now have laws and policies in place to
address cyberbullying, there are still actions that students, parents, and teachers can
take to prevent further harassment from taking place. Keep reading to learn how you
can do your part to recognize and stop cyberbullying.
How it Happens? When students or other people in an individual's life try to harm their
relationships or reputations, it's known as dissing.
This type of bullying is usually done by someone who knows the person they are
looking to hurt, and they try to use
personal information in their attacks.
How It Happens Catfishing happens when an internet bully creates a fake profile, email, or other
online presence in an attempt to fool another person. As with dissing, catfishing
usually happens between two people who know each other.
How It Happens Deliberately not inviting someone or leaving them out is classified as excluding.
While this frequently happens offline, it can occur in online settings as well.
Students may not get an invitation to online groups or videoconferencing or
may be left out of group text or message threads.
How It Happens Harassing often serves as an umbrella term for the many different types of
cyberbullying in use today. It someone talks about being harassed, they usually
mean that they have been the victim of some type of harmful or hurtful online
behavior, including any of those listed in this section.
How It Happens Also known as "dropping docs," this type of harassment takes place when an
internet bully publishes personal information that can harm anotherperson, such as
their address and phone number, personal communication, sensitive photographs,
or details about their family. The intention is to embarrass,extort, or intimidate the
person being doxed.
How It Happens This often-scary type of bullying happens when a cyberbully purposefully tracks or
follows someone to the point of making them uncomfortable or fearful. Individuals
may experience anxiety, pain, or emotional distress and fear for their safety at
times. Some people who engage in cyberstalking due so out of an obsession with
someone else, while others look to steal their identity.When taken too far,
cyberstalking can have legal consequences.
How It Happens Trolling is typically done by someone who wants to gain attention, cause harm, or
stir up trouble by posting inflammatory comments. Trolling often takes the form of
controversial or demeaning comments on social media posts, sometimes under the
guise of being helpful. For instance, someone might comment on a student's
weight but frame it as trying to help them be healthy.
Type of Online Swatting
Bullying
How It Happens While the actual act of swatting does not happen online, it's often the direct result
of what started as online bullying and progressed. Swatting also shows the
dangers of how cyberbullying can cross into your offline existence easily.
Swatting happens when someone calls the police or another law enforcement
agency and creates a false narrative about threatening or scary behavior
happening at another person's home. The goal is to get a SWAT team to show up
at their place of residence.
Type of Online Fraping
Bullying
How It Happens When someone uses your social media account or email to post or send things
that did not come from you, this is known as fraping.This act can sometimes be
harmless (think when someone uses your account to post that they're your best
friend, etc.) but can turn into bullying if the person posts hurtful, mean, or
inappropriate content that looks like it came from the individual they seek to harm
or embarrass.
How It Happens Trickery often relates to doxing but has the added element of the bully getting
close to the person before causing harm.Tricking bullies often try to befriend their
target to get more personal details or information out of them before making it
public in harmful or scary ways.
How It Happens Flaming takes place when an online bully directly seeks to insult or be mean to
another person. It can involve sending text messages, emails, or direct messages
to another person filled with disparaging words.While usually done in private, the
goal of flaming is often to start a more public online fight and bring others into it.
Where Does Cyberbullying Happen?
While it should be pretty obvious that cyberbullying takes place online, zooming into which tools and
apps are commonly used to harass others can help prevent future issues. It's important to stay up to date on this
list, as new apps and tools are steadily developed and released. A few places where cyberbullying can happen
include:
o Social media apps: Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and TikTok can all be used in cyberbullying,
specifically in instances of catfishing, fraping, trolling, and dissing. Some bullies may use comments for
harassment while others may post under fake accounts or send hurtful direct messages.
o Texting apps: WhatsApp, Kik, and Discord are all used frequently by teens to do text, voice, and video
chatting. Many of these allow users to be contacted by people outside their contact list, creating the
potential for cyberstalking and general harassment.
o Discussion boards: Reddit, 4Chan, Amino, and other public forums allow users - sometimes
anonymously - to post content that could be damaging or considered bullying to other users, including
those who they know.These and other forums can be used for doxing, tricking, trolling, and excluding.
Mental Health
o Increased risk of depression and anxiety: A 2018 study of more than 8,000 learners found that
middle and high school students who are bullied repeatedly are at higher risks for low self-esteem,
anxiety, and depression as compared to those who are not. They also more frequently express a desire
to avoid school and interactions with others.
o Long-term effects on bullies: In the same study, researchers found that individuals behaving in
bullying ways were at a higher risk for continued aggressive behavior, substance use and abuse, and
issues at school.
o Uptick in the need for psychiatric intervention: In 2017 a group of researchers conducted a study on
50 children aged 13-16 at a private inpatient psychiatric hospital. They found that almost half of those
patients had suffered the effects of cyberbullying and showed signs of disassociation, depression, and
anger.
o Childhood trauma and cyberbullying often connected: The same study also found a higher rate of
cyberbullying among youth who had childhood trauma. Of the 20% of students who reported being
cyberbullied within the previous two months, a substantially high number also stated they had
experienced emotional abuse as children.
o Can lead to suicidal behavior: A study. from Swansea University found that individuals under 25 who
faced cyberbullying were over 50% more likely to engage in self-harm and/or suicidal behavior
compared to peers who hadn't been harassed online.
Academic Performance
o Poorer performance in school: A study on cyberbullying and academic performance included 365
participants who had been in some way involved in bullying, either as the victim or perpetrator. 70% of
the respondents, 255 students, agreed that cyberbullying had adversely affected their academic
performance over the previous year.
o Bullying and academic issues frequently linked: A landmark study_of 2,300 middle and high
schoolers in Los Angeles found that students who are repeatedly bullied earned lower grades than their
classmates and were less engaged in the learning process. These students, according to the
researchers, are frequently mislabeled as low achievers due to fear of getting bullied if they participate.
o Bullying leads to skipped school: While primarily this includes in-person education, cyberbullying can
also lead students to skip virtual classes and not engage with the materials. The Cyberbullying
Research Center found that nearly 20% of students skip school at least once a year due directly to
bullying at school.
o Less confidence in academic abilities:A study funded by the National Institutes of Health found that
bullied students lose confidence in their academic capabilities and grow to dislike school. This then
results in lower academic achievement.
o More issues around grades and testing: StopBullying reports that students who are bullied - including
cyberbullying - have lower GPAs and standardized test scores than students who aren't. The group also
found that bullied students more frequently miss school.
Preventing Cyberbullying
Steps can be taken by schools and students alike to prevent cyberbullying from happening in the
first place and lessen the damaged caused if it does take place. The following section looks at
some preventative measures to keep in mind.