What Is Cyberbullying As Closely Interrelated Phenomenon?

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Beran and Li, (2007) and Willard (2007b) have put forth the idea of Cyber bullying and traditional bullying as closely interrelated phenomenon. They believe that individuals engaging in acts of traditional bullying are at a high risk of being involved in cyberbullying acts, and vice-versa. A few studies affirm these discoveries (Patchin & Hinduja, 2006).
Feinberg and Robey, (2008); and Willard, (2007b) also identified the negative impact of cyber bullying on school atmosphere, thus, leading victims to face maladjustment issues. Further, students being bullied at school may turn bullies online so as to seek revenge against the offender at school (Beran & Li, 2007; Juvonen & Gross, 2008; Patchin & Hinduja, 2009; Shariff, 2008; Szoka &Thierer, …show more content…

Even though, cyber bullying doesn't involve physical aggression, like hitting, still certain behaviours involving threats to property may lead one to consider them acts of physical cyber bullying. For instance, using the Internet to send computer damaging viruses or infected files that may corrupt the system (Vandebosch & Van Cleemput, 2009). Also, the negative feelings experienced by victims of both kinds of bullying, may involve experiencing embarrassment, feelings of hurt, depression, anxiety, helplessness and lowered self-esteem, to name a …show more content…

Hines (2011) stated that this makes bullies go to extremes while inflicting harm upon their victims.
3) In cyberspace, once can rarely escape the tormenting, as the offenders can extend their wrath past the school grounds and effect the victim's lives and their mental peace at any time of the day and in any setting (Tokunaga, 2010; Patchin & Hinduja, 2006). This marks a stark difference between traditional and cyber bullying as in the former, as a rule, one can experience the bullying while in school or when the bully is around. But in the latter, the bullies can enter the victim's home via wired networks and continue the tormenting (Raskauskas & Stoltz,

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