The Effects of Cyberbullying on selected

Senior High School Students

Background of the study

Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place over digital devices like cellphones,
computers, and tablets. It can occur through SMS, Text, and Apps or online in
social media, forums, or gaming where people can view, participate in, or
share contents. Cyberbullying includes sending, posting, or sharing
negative, harmful, false or mean content about someone else. Sharing
private information about someone causing embarrassment or humiliation.
Some cyberbullying crossese line into unlawful or criminal behavior.

Kids have been bullying each other for generations. The latest generation,
however, has been able to utilize technology to expand their reach and the
extent of their harm. This phenomenon is being called cyberbullying, defined
as: " willful and repeated harm inflicted through the use of computers,
cellphone, and othe electronic devices". Basically, we are referring to
incidents where teenagers use technology to harass, threaten, humiliate, or
otherwise hassle their peers.

With the prevelance of social media and digital forums, comments, photos,
posts and content shared by individuals can often be viewed by strangers as
well as acquaintaces. The content an individual shares online - both their
personal content as well as negative, mean, or hurtful content - creates a
kind of permanent public record of their views, activities, and behavior.
Cyberbullying can harm the online reputations of everyone involved - not just
the person being bullied, but those doing bullying or participating in it.

Cyberbullying occurs across a variety of venues and mediums in cyberspace,

and it shouldn't come as a surprise that it occurs most often where
teenagers congregate. Initially, many kids hang out in chatrooms, and as a
result that is where most harassments took place. In recent years, most
youth are have been drawn to social mefia ( such as Instagram, Snapchat,
and Twitter) and video- sharing sites ( such as Youtube). This trend has led to
increased reports of cyberbullying occuring in those environments.

Cyberbullying is not solitaire in its ability to bring about negative implications

from online interactions. Offensive discourse may include, but is not limited
to, coarse language, hate speech, and sexually derogatory commenta.
Offensive discourse on the Internet has the possibility to become viral and
dangerous among youth culture. There are over forty plus internet text
acronyms used to communicate and create dialogue among the youth; a
language that in and of itself, may supersede the knowledge of their
authoritiative figures.

After discovering this social phenomenon, We accepted the responsibility as

a researchers to advocate and investigate. Most important, We accepted the
responsibility to write a reseach/ thesis that tackles about the Effects of
cyberbullying on a selected Senior High School Students.

Statement of the Problem

This study will examine the students behavior and the Effects of
Cyberbullying on a selected Senior High School Students. It would answer to
the following questions below:

1. What causes the S.H.S students on being the cyberbullied?

• Unexpectedly stops using their devices

• Appears uneasy about being at school or outside

• Sociophobic

• Teasing their physical appearance

2.What are some negative effects that cyberbullying can have on a S.H.S
student?

• "It makes me hurt physically and mentally".

• "It scares me and takes away all my confidence".

• "It makes me feel worthless".

• "It makes me afraid and embarassed to go to school"

• "It makes me think to just end my life".

3.What are those behaviors of Cyberbullies?

• Sending someone mean or threatening emails, instant messages, or text
messages

• Tricking someone into revealing personal or embarassing information and

sending it to others

• Breaking into someone's email or instant message account to send cruel or

untrue messages while posting as that person

• Using websites to rate peers as prettiest, ugliest, etc.

• Creating websites to make fun of another person such as classmates or

friends

Scopes and Delimitation of the Study

The topics of the study includes only to the extent of Senior High School
students of BNHS in Isabela City, in terms of the study of Effects of
Cyberbullying on the S.H.S students.

The respondents of the study were 8 students from grade-11 and 13

students from grade-12. It scope covered the year 2017-2018.

The variables that comprises Cyberbullying are the causes and effects of it;
while those who are cyberbullies are their behaviors on how they are
cyberbullying

Significance of the Study

We find this study to be significant because it will allow us to measure the
social factors that influences cyberbullying. This study is deemed significant
to the School, Parents, Teachers, Peers/ Friends and also for ourself.

School . In this study, they will make a preventive step that schools can take
is to educate the school community about responsible internet use.

Parents. This study, the best tack parents can take when their child ia
cyberbullied is to make sure they feel safe ans secure. Parents must guide
their kids about appropriate online behaviors just as they convey appropriate
offline behaviors.

Teachers In this study, the teacher will be able to guide their students on
becoming a responsible millenials through social media. Also to observe their
behaviors of their students for them not to be involve in cyberbullying.

Peers/Friends They will be the important beneficiaries of this study.It will

allow them to understand what would be the consequences of their bad
actions through the others.

Team A

Wahida Tapsi

Mailyn Abah

Nika Nashrifa Asmad

Jennie Rose Toledo

Sitti Nurhaliza Ferdaus

Fermina Ismael

Yasher Addani

Benyamin Asa
Madzkie Abdulsali

Adrian Carl Montecillo

Imran Poliran