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BEVERLY HILLS
8TH GRADE GIRL (16 YEARS OLD)
CAFÉ, FRIENDS, VIDEOTAPE
UGLY, SPOILED, BRAT, SLUT
YOUTUBE
“IF YOU’RE UNDER 13, YOU
SHOULDN’T EVEN BE ON
FACEBOOK.”

MAIVE CANNON
8TH GRADER
50 STATES IN THE USA
44 HAVE LAWS AGAINST BULLYING

LESS THAN ½ HAVE LAWS AGAINST

ELECTRONIC BULLYING
NEW JERSEY
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN JUNIOR HIGH
7TH GRADE COUNSELOR

¾ TIME SPENT MEDIATING

TEXT/ONLINE CONFLICTS
“…and the technology makes it harder for
them to understand what’s a real
friendship”
“ON FACEBOOK, YOU CAN BE AS MEAN
AS YOU WANT.”

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN JUNIOR

8TH GRADER
TEENAGER CYBER-BULLING
IS INCREASING.

ACTION?
REASON?
SOLUTION.
Flame Model Analysis

Problem Statement:
As the usage of social media has increased
exponentially, bullying has shifted onto cyberspace and
Action instances have been increasing.

Structure
Causality loop

Tone Negative BA
Angst, disrespect, hostile

Bully vs. victim

Aggressive vs. Passive/weak
Identity  Empathic vs. Self-empowerment
BOT
Social
Development Media Ease
of Internet Usage Of use
Anonymity
Cyber
Bullying

Empathy

Accountability
Time
 S
S
O Accountability Peer education Community
awareness S
S B
S Ease Gap
Anonymity Of use O S
Closeness Media
O Cyber-bullying exposure
S Virtual O O
S
S R distance S R B S S
S Empathy O
S Suspension Aggressiveness
O S
S
Usage of Social Awareness of
Digital S Family
Device R Media
closeness
family member
usage
O
S
Context
S B
# of users S
R R S Screening S
Family time

S
Development R
of Internet
WE CAN NOT SOLVE CYBER BULLING
BY SYSTEM THINKING.

WE KNOW THAT.

BUT,
AT LEAST, WE TAKE THE FIRST STEP!