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Introduction about cyber bullying This study is significant because it
by Fatihah Suhaimi aims to provide school leaders and
policy makers with information on
Significance of the study. be. Cyberbullying is a digital form
how to proactively create policies
of bullying done over the internet.
Cyberbullying on social media is that decrease the prevalence and
This includes actions such as
linked to depression in teenagers, negative effects of cyberbullying.
being called fat, stupid, wanna-be,
according to new research that School officials are still struggling
loser, ugly, freak or fake,
analyzed multiple studies of the on how to properly intervene
harassing others. It can lead to
online phenomenon. Victimization when made aware of instances of
physical actions that sometimes
of young people online has cyberbullying, and a great deal of
cause serious injury or loss of life.
received an increasing level of that struggle centers around their
In recent years it has gotten
scrutiny, particularly after a series hesitance to take action on
vicious and dangerous among
of high-profile suicides of behaviors that do not occur on the
teens and adults. Many feel there
teenagers who were reportedly school.
has not been enough action taken
bullied on various social networks. to reduce or prevent such
behavior. Yet, sometimes people
There is plenty of talk about
may not realize exactly how
cyberbullying but few actually
cyberbullying gets it start.
dont know how detrimental it can
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What is cyber bullying Cyber bullying can include such phone accounts and attempting to
acts as making threats, sending trace the source. Because the use
Cyber Bullying is bullying that provocative insults or racial or of mobile and online
takes place over digital devices ethnic slurs, gay bashing, communications has grown so
like cell phones, computers, and attempting to infect the victim's rapidly and the crime is relatively
tablets. Cyber bullying can occur computer with a virus and new, many jurisdictions are
through SMS, Text, and apps, or flooding an e-mail inbox with deliberating over cyber bullying
online in social media, forums, or messages. If you are a victim, you laws. However, the crime is
gaming where people can view, can deal with cyber bullying to covered by existing laws against
participate in, or share content. some extent by limiting computer personal threats and harassment.
Cyber bullying includes sending, connection time, not responding to In some cases, it may be advisable
posting, or sharing negative, threatening or defamatory to inform the local police
harmful, false, or mean content messages, and never opening e- department or consult an attorney.
about someone else. It can include mail messages from sources you It is not recommended that you
sharing personal or private do not recognize or from known retaliate in kind because such
information about someone else sources of unwanted behavior can lead to heightened
causing embarrassment or communications. More active attacks, or even civil actions or
humiliation. Some cyber bullying measures include blacklisting or criminal charges against you.
crosses the line into unlawful or whitelisting e-mail accounts,
criminal behavior. changing e-mail addresses,
changing ISPs, changing cell
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teens who used social media had a like ongoing sadness, withdrawall
Effects of cyber bullying Facebook account. Seventeen of from others, losing interest in
By: Fatihah Suhaimi the 36 studies analyzed looked at favourite activities or trouble
how common cyberbullying was, sleeping or eating. Second, talking
A. Depression and the researchers found that a about or showing an interest in
Researchers have discovered a median of 23 percent of teens death or dying. Third, engaging in
strong link between bullying and reporting being targeted. About 15 dangerous or harmful activities,
depression. Depression is an percent reported bullying someone including reckless behavior,
illness that is not totally online themselves. substance abuse, or self injury.
understood, and may have a Fourth, giving away favourite
Two studies examined the
variety of causes, but it is clear possessioms and saying goodbye
prevalence of so-called "bully-
that it can have a relationship to to people. Next, saying or
victims," meaning teens who both
bullying. Both bullies and their expressing that they cant handle
bully others and are bullied.
victims are more likely to suffer things anymore. Last but not least,
Research on offline bullying
from depression than youth who making comments that things
shows these kids to be most at-risk
are not involved in bullying. This would be better without them.
for mental health problems. One
connection can be long-lasting;
study found that 5.4 percent of
people who are bullied as children
teens were bully-victims, while
are more likely to suffer from
the other reported a prevalence of
depression as an adult than
11.2 percent.
children not involved in bullying.
Depression can have a number of B. Suicide or kill he/her self
serious effects on a persons life.
There is a strong link between
The link between bullying and
bullying and suicide, as suggested
depression can also extend to
by recent bullying-related suicides
other problems, like low self
in many countries. Parents,
esteem, anxiety, high rates of
teachers and students learn the Caprice (celebrity) the one
school absence and physical
dangers of bullying and help who care about people
illness. bullying and his trademarks
students who may be at risk of
are #bullyingstopsnow
committing suicide. There are
The studies covered a variety of #watlekwatpeace
some example of this effect, first
social sites, but Facebook was the https://www.instagram.com/
is showing signs of depression, p/BEB4DWkMTKe/
most common between 89
percent and 97.5 percent of the
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23%
2012
2013
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2015
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2016
23%
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22%
2012
2013
2014
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