Effects of Cyberbullying
Effects of Cyber-bullying
While the beneficial aspects of adolescents having access to varies forms of social media are unmistakable; affording them the ability to communicate with family and friends, the sharing of personal experiences with peers as well as educational purposes. The negative aspects like cyber-bullying on preteens and teens are becoming more common, sometimes with devastating consequences. Recent research suggests that cyber-bullying is a growing trend, according to an article by G. Evans a writer for Wales News Online, based on a study conducted by academics of Anglia Ruskin University, about one in five United Kingdom students had been victims of cyber-bullying. Although the effects of cyber-bullying on adolescents vary, and can manifest in multiple ways, and in varying degrees; ranging from frustration; humiliation, a sense of hopelessness, loneliness, low self-esteem, in addition to a decline in academic performance, and mental health. Also in the aforementioned study by Anglia Ruskin University academics, of the 22% of females and 13.5% of males that admitted to they had been subjected to cyber-bullying, a third stated it had affected their confidence and school attendance, while 52% confessed that their mental and emotional wellbeing had suffered, 39% felt ostracized and stopped socializing outside of school. “Many suggested that this form of bullying, like other forms, can ‘push people over the edge’ and lead to suicide attempts and also successful suicides,” (G. Evans, Study reveals number suffering cyber-bullying, 2011, p. 2).
No matter the form of cyber-bullying, if the bullying persists for an extended period, without intervention, could lead to deadly consequences. The effects of cyber-bulling could also cause victims to avoid forms of social media; e-mail, social networking sites, conversations about or use of computers, begin to exhibit signs of fear, depression, and low self-esteem. They may also withdraw from their
While the beneficial aspects of adolescents having access to varies forms of social media are unmistakable; affording them the ability to communicate with family and friends, the sharing of personal experiences with peers as well as educational purposes. The negative aspects like cyber-bullying on preteens and teens are becoming more common, sometimes with devastating consequences. Recent research suggests that cyber-bullying is a growing trend, according to an article by G. Evans a writer for Wales News Online, based on a study conducted by academics of Anglia Ruskin University, about one in five United Kingdom students had been victims of cyber-bullying. Although the effects of cyber-bullying on adolescents vary, and can manifest in multiple ways, and in varying degrees; ranging from frustration; humiliation, a sense of hopelessness, loneliness, low self-esteem, in addition to a decline in academic performance, and mental health. Also in the aforementioned study by Anglia Ruskin University academics, of the 22% of females and 13.5% of males that admitted to they had been subjected to cyber-bullying, a third stated it had affected their confidence and school attendance, while 52% confessed that their mental and emotional wellbeing had suffered, 39% felt ostracized and stopped socializing outside of school. “Many suggested that this form of bullying, like other forms, can ‘push people over the edge’ and lead to suicide attempts and also successful suicides,” (G. Evans, Study reveals number suffering cyber-bullying, 2011, p. 2).
No matter the form of cyber-bullying, if the bullying persists for an extended period, without intervention, could lead to deadly consequences. The effects of cyber-bulling could also cause victims to avoid forms of social media; e-mail, social networking sites, conversations about or use of computers, begin to exhibit signs of fear, depression, and low self-esteem. They may also withdraw from their