Plethora of tech CTIA – International assoc. for wireless telecommunication industry (2010) - # of wireless subscribers increased 78% from 1995 – 2009, with 276.6 million in june 2009 1.36 trillion SMS messages (short message service) in 2009, recent article teenage girls send ave of 100 text messages daily FB – more than 3.5 billion pieces of content (web links, news stories, posts, pics, etc) every week
Emotional impact Li and Beran (2005) - Students report feeling angry, sad and hurt when CB Chapell et al (2006) – number of studies found that most school shooters had been bullied Sanchez et al (2009) – 60% of health professional report at least one patient with a “problematic internet experience,” 54% of those reported were 18 0r younger News reports of teens turning to suicide (Megan Meier – mom acted like BF, 2007); Phoebe Prince (2 teenagers suspended in Mass for CB, 2010)
Trad vs. CB Kowalski & Limber (2007) – 24/7 access – unlike trad when students could be safe at home Ybarra, Diener-West & Leaf (2007) – CB 12 or more times a year may result in increased behavior problems; 1 in 5 reported bringing weapon to school within month before survey Juvonen & Gross (2008) – survey 1,454 12 – 17 year old; 19% CB 7 or more times in past year Anonymity Ability to bully w/o victim knowing who the bully is gives bully more power Kowalski & Limber (2007) – victim doesn’t know if there is one, or several bullies Emotional Impact Bully is buffered from concern about victim b/c no personal contact w/ CB (Kowalski & Limber, 2007); may believe they are just joking, can’t see the emotional response of victim (Kowalski & Raskuaskas) Camera phones – intimate pics are quickly disseminated via cell phones and social networking (Kowalski & Limber)
Connection Juvonen – N = 1,454, 72% of youth reported being CB at least once in the past year, youth bullied in school face higher probability of being CB Ybarra – N = 1500, 64% who reported CB were not being harassed in school Culture Li – Middle school students in Canada and China – 157 students 25% of Cnadian and 202 students, 60% of chinese had been CB Ybarra & Mitchell (2007) – Hispanic and white youth were most likely to frequently harass others using the Internet Gender – Girls – (Dilmac, 2009) -covert style, less evident, but reported more concern Boys – (Li, 2005, Ybarra & Mitchell, 2007) - overt CB, less likely to see a problem with it
Understanding technology used Kowalksi – 3,767 middle school students Raskuaskas – 84 students 13 – 18 years Autonomy of youth – Jovonen & Gross (2008) – those being bullied think they are capable of dealing w/ it alone by blocking screen names or ignoring & don’t turn to parents b/c afraid of losing access to technology Agatston, Kowalski, & Limber (2005) – students unlikely to report CB to the school, don’t think adults can help resolve the issue Involvement of adults Kowalski & Limber (2007) – admin has to educate teachers and youth of issue Rasuaskas & Stoltz, Ybarra, Diener-West, & Leaf (2007) – parents need to be willing to assist admin DISCUSS
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Finding Feeds • Blogs, podcasts, news sites, and many other media services syndicate their content through RSS feeds
Open Google, go to Reader and show how to search for cyberbullying news feed Click Add a subscription and type in CB
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