DOES SOCIAL

MEDIA PROMOTE
CYBERBULLYING?
JESSICA ARIAS, JAYLIA WHITE, PILAR
MIRANDA, SAMANTHA BRENNER,
ANGELA SEPKO, SHELBY HIGGINS
CYBERBULLYING FACTS

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIP7ukKXVSI
WHAT IS CYBERBULLYING?

According to Renee Garrett et al. In "Associations Between Social Media

and Cyberbullying: A Review of the Literature, researchers have created
way to define cyberbullying. To be considered cyberbullying,
 A sender must have a message with ill intent
 A power balance must exist between the sender and receiver, such as
anonymity
 It can be repeated
 Communication happens with technology such as computers or
smartphones
 Social media such as Facebook and Twitter are used to send messages
 WHO IS AFFECTED THE MOST?

A study was conducted by Garett et al. With the purpose of finding if

social media promotes cyberbullying. Results showed that:
 The age demographic most affected by cyberbullying are the youth
 Out of 22 papers, 14 found that middle and high school students
are at the highest risk of being cyberbullied.
 Facebook and Myspace were the most common social media
platforms used
 Some other platforms are Twitter, Reddit, Instagram
RESEARCH

 The Washington Post mentions a study created by Pew's Research

Center in which 800 teenage students were questioned about
social media and cyberbullying. It was found that:
 Nine out of ten students have witnessed cyberbullying on social
media
 Facebook is the most popular website in which cyberbullying
occurs the most.
 21% of students participated in cyberbullying
 Three out of ten girls between 12 and 13 years old have only
had negative experiences on social media
FORMS OF BULLYING

There a TWO models of bullying: Direct and Indirect. Direct bullying that occurs in the
presence of a targeted youth. Indirect bullying would be an example of spreading a rumor
about someone. Within these two models of bullying, there are four types of bullying such
as; physical, verbal, relational, and damage to someone property.
TYPES OF CYBERBULLYING

 According to Ted Feinberg and Nicole Robey in "Cyberbullying: Intervention and Prevention Strategies," the
categories that most cyberbullying falls into are:
 Flaming: Online fights using electronic messages with angry and vulgar language
 Harassment and stalking: Repeatedly sending cruel, vicious, and/or threatening messages
 Denigration: Sending or posting gossip or rumors about a person to damage his or her reputation or friendships
 Impersonation: Breaking into someone’s e-mail account and using it to send vicious or embarrassing material to others
 Outing and trickery: Engaging someone in instant messaging, tricking him or her into revealing sensitive information, and
forwarding that information to others
 Exclusion: Intentionally excluding someone from an online group
WHAT WE SHOULD KNOW...

What research have shown: Between 1 in 4 in U.S students have spoken about being bullied at
school. Many have even been cyber bullied in the most recent years more than being bullied in
school.
Most bullying begins to happen in the stages of middle school
REAL CASES
SIGNS OF CYBERBULLYING

o Being emotionally upset during or after using the internet

o Being secretive or protective of social media pages
o Withdrawn from family or friends
o Avoiding school of group friend events
o Slipping grades/ acting out at school
o Mood swings, change sleep behavior, and changing of appetite
o Not wanting to use computer or cell phones
o Being nervous or jumpy when getting an instant message from someone
EFFECTS OF CYBER BULLYING

• Risk for anxiety

• Depression
• Suicide
• Consider committing crimes
• Stress disorders
PREVENTION

 In order to prevent cyberbullying teachers must devote time to teaching the importance of online conduct and
safety
 Teachers should also devote time to teaching students that one's choices online have consequences
 Teach students it's okay to report abuse
 Teachers should provide parents, students, and community members with info about preventing and responding to
cyberbullying
 Teachers and staff should be trained to notice early warning signs
 Open communication
 Early intervention
BIBLIOGRAPHY

 Garette, Renne et al. "Associations Between Social Media and Cyberbullying: a Review of the Literature." US
National Library of Medicine. National Institute of
Health. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5344141/
 Cyberbullying.org
 Kidshealth.org
 Cyberbullying pushed Texas teen to commit suicide, family says. (2018). Cbsnews.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018,
from https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cyberbullying-pushed-texas-teen-commit-suicide-family/
 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/nine-of-10-teenagers-have-witnessed-bullying-on-social-
networks-study-finds/2011/11/08/gIQAPqUq3M_story.html
 https://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/15-strategies-educators-can-use-to-stop-cyberbullying/
 Feinberg, Ted and Robey, Nicole. "Cyberbullying: Intervention and Prevention Strategies." National Association of
School Psychologists, Dec. 2009, 1-4. Retrieved
from http://clubtnt.org/safeOnline/printResources/cyberbullyingInterventionNpreventionsStrategies.pdf
 https://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/15-strategies-educators-can-use-to-stop-cyberbullying/