Teens believe cyber bullying is worse than traditional bullying

The NUI Maynooth article "Living in the Electronic Age: Cyber ​​Bullying from Irish Teenagers", PádraigCotter and Sinéad McGilloway carefully studied bullying in Irish schools.

They interviewed 122 students from the age of 12 to 18 in two southern coed schools and investigated the four main forms of cyberbullying in text messages, e-mail, telephone, photo / video clips Did.

As a result, 17% of students acknowledge that they are victims of cyber bullying, while 9% of students admit that they are criminals

Teenagers who are the subjects of the survey say that bullying is the worst bully, because photographs and information can be spread easily and quickly, so even at home "can not escape".

According to students, photos, video clips, phones are the worst types of bullying, adults are less likely to notice them than traditional bullying.

More than a quarter of network victims do not know who the bully of their network is. Among the people who have done it, the bullies are usually one woman or minority of a different class, but they are the same age as the victims.

Most respondents stated that bullying will only last one to two weeks in a short period of time. However, we reported that four people had been in operation for six months to several years.

Most of the victims of Cyber ​​were captured by friends and parents, but six respondents did not tell anyone

Over half of teenagers think that banning the use of mobile phones and Internet access at school is in vain because students are bullied individually or after school.

Cyber ​​bullying is less frequent than traditional bullying (almost short-term), Ireland seems to be lower than other countries, but it is becoming more popular due to the ease of access to electronic communication formats.

This study, after being considered bullied online, took place after three girls at Leinrim teenager Ciar Pugsley (15 years old) Erin Gallagher (13) and Kildare's Lara Burns Gibbs (12 years old) It was. Take away his life

Today, people seem to think that bullying relocation is more serious than conventional bullying. Victims rarely talk about parents or teachers about cyber bully because they are concerned about taking more serious punishment, such as depriving computers and phones. In addition, Cyber ​​Bully never encounters the victim directly, so the possibility of feeling guilty about their behavior is low. In other words, they do not know how their speeches and actions actually affect online others on other people. This makes bullying more aggressive, making victims more vulnerable

Bullying has changed a lot over the years. We changed from bullying in face to new form of bullying. Many people believe that cyber bullying is worse than their traditional partners because they have a great psychological impact on those being bullied. There are many reports that it is currently being bullied, and bullying is evolving.

Cyber ​​bullying is a very difficult bully that can be prevented, as is the police. The main difference between bullying and traditional bullying is that there is no bullying against conflict. Children are encouraged more for erroneous feelings of anonymity, and they will say things they might not have said (personally) (Beckerman & Nocero, 2003). Unfortunately, identifying a network bully is not as easy as identifying a traditional big bully. The long-term impact of bullying is greater than conventional bullying. Digital images, mobile phones and other electronic means will greatly improve the speed of bullying messages. Strom and Strom says: Or photographs will attract a large audience in a short period of time "(Strom & Strom, 2005)