The internalization of the knowledge that their peers will be available and responsive.
Published in Chapter:
Cyberbullying: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Consequences
Michelle F. Wright (Pennsylvania State University, USA & Masaryk University, Czech Republic)
Copyright: © 2019
|Pages: 25
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7128-5.ch010
Abstract
Children and adolescents are actively engaged in a digital world in which blogs, social networking sites, watching videos, and instant messaging are a typical part of their daily lives. Their immersion in the digital world has occurred for as long as they remember, with many not knowing a world without our modern technological advances. Although the digital age has brought us many conveniences in our daily lives, there is a darker side to children's and adolescents' involvement with these technologies, such as cyberbullying. This chapter draws on research from around the world, utilizing a variety of research designs, to describe the nature, extent, causes, and consequences associated with children's and adolescents' involvement in cyberbullying. Concluding the chapter is a solutions and recommendations section in which it is argued that cyberbullying is a global concern, affecting all aspects of society, requiring a whole-community approach.