It is a multidisciplinary (Behavioral Economics, Psychology, Digital Communication, and Information Technology) approach to psychology which integrates the study of human beings with the research on new technologies.
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Tech That, Bully!: Defeating Cyberbullying With Its Own Weapons
Maria Rosa Miccoli (Idego Psicologia Digitale, Italy), Giulia Gargaglione (Idego Psicologia Digitale, Italy), Simone Barbato (Idego Psicologia Digitale, Italy), Lorenzo Di Natale (Idego Psicologia Digitale, Italy), Valentina Rotelli (Idego Psicologia Digitale, Italy), and Valentina Silvestri (University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy)
Copyright: © 2020
|Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9715-5.ch046
Abstract
Cyberbullying is inducing significant socio-cultural problems and psychological disorders, which require a rapid solution. Cyberbullying is an extension of the traditional bullying that involves the typical behaviors of bullying perpetrated through the use of various technologies, electronic devices in particular (e-mail, instant messaging applications, media, etc.). While providing differences between traditional bullying and cyberbullying, this review aims at investigating how the new media can be used to prevent such phenomenon and investigating its psychological impact on victims. The focus will be on tools and interventions that are capable of identifying online bullying, on existent treatments with special regard to strategies that take advantage of technologies to fight cyberbullying. In particular, the web will be considered as a mean to assist a vast number of people; moreover, the role of virtual reality as a tool to help victims overcoming psychological distress within safe and protected environments will be object of discussion.