5. Problem Statement
Cyberbullying is a growing problem in the United
States.
Hawaii is seeing a higher percentage of verbal harm
committed through the Internet every year.
Consequences of cyberbullying :
Poor academic performance
School dropout
Physical violence
Suicide
6. Purpose:
"To access the extent of cyberbullying in Hawaii
middle schools, the media used, the awareness
students had of cyberbullying in ther peer group, and
the relationships between technology use, grade
level, and gender“.
(Mark & Ratliffe, 2011)
7. The Facts about Cyberbullying
90% of Cyber- Victims don’t tell their parents
Victims are more afraid of losing their tech privileges
Victims feel alone and helpless
It is difficult to monitor
It is more common than we think
Victims’ grades tend to drop
Girls are victims more often
It is often a friend
9. The Study
Participants: 247 Hawaiian middle school children
Method: Survey with 4 sections
1. General technology use
2. Experiences of cyber victims
3. Experiences of cyber bullies
4. Cyberbullying awareness
Data Analysis:
The Kruskal–Wallis
ANOVA
10. The Study (cont’d.)
Results: Survey with 4 sections
1. General technology use
2. Experiences of cyber victims
3. Experiences of cyber bullies
4. Cyberbullying awareness
11. Results: Technology Access
96% with access to a computer with Internet
33% use it daily
88% own a cell phone
43% use it daily
12. Results
Types of Technology Used Extent of Cyberbullying
Most prevalent: Tends to increase in
MySpace and Cell middle school
Phones
YouTube Significant difference
MMORPG between grade level
and the frequency of
incidents
14. Results: Characteristics of Cyberbullying
50% bullied students
from other schools
44% cyberbullying one or
more students they knew
from their school
15. Dicussion
Cyberbullying in Middle Schools
Grade level changes in incidence
Gender differences
Differences among school types
Access to Technology and New Technologies
Social Networks
MMORPGs
Hinweis der Redaktion
is bullying via electronic media primarily involves name-calling, threats, spreading rumors, sharing another person’s private information, social isolation, and exclusion.
Bullying can be manifest as direct acts of physical violence, or as indirect acts involving relational or social aggression suchas social exclusion, isolation, spreading rumors, or manipulation
Consequences of cyberbullying can include poor academic performance, school dropout, physical violence, and suicide, and it is a method of bullying that is frequently hidden from adults
1. victims are more afraid of losing their computer orphone privileges than they are worried about emotional harm or harassmentfrom cyberbullies2. Many adults are unawareof cyberbullying occurring among adolescent students3. feel more alone and helpless
Cyberbullying is particularly difficult for parents and teachers to monitor because it can occur via various types of technology. These can include(a) cellular phones (e.g., phone calls, text messages, photo-mail, etc.), (b)Internet chat rooms, (c) e-mail, (d) Instant Messenger (IM), (e) online blogs (Web journals), (f) massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG), (g) social networking Web sites (e.g., MySpace and Facebook),and (h) video broadcasting Web sites (e.g., YouTube)
Participant: A. school . Urban public, N=700Ø71% Asian/Pacific Island decent. ØMiddle -> high SESB. School, Public Charter, N=160Ø6th & 8th gradersØA range of ethnicities, SES, academic C school. All-girls private, N= 230Ø82% Asian/Pacific Island descent.Ø Middle-> high SESMethod: 35-item survey (questionnaire) based on Beran and Li (2005) multiple choice, fill in the blank, and elicited descriptive Data Analysis:Cyber Victims of Bullying by Gender (Table 1) --Boys are more likely to be cyber bullies, and girls are more likely to be victimsFrequency of Victims, Bullies, and Cyberbullying Incidents by School (Table 2)Frequency of Cyberbullying by Grade Level (T3)Types of Technology Used the Most to Cyberbully (4)
We elaborate on each bullet. We can give an overview, we don’t need all the details. Perhaps choosing the most dramatic stats would sufice.
Correlation between frequencies of internet use and victimization 54% cyber victims and 56% of bullies use the internet daily28% non victims and 32% of non bullies use the internet daily
Victims: 48% of the cyber victims (59 students) never identified their cyber bully 49% of the cyber victims said they were angry as a result of the cyberbullying44% of the cyber victims said they were sadness34% of the cyber victims said were embarrassment20% of the cyber victims said they were feeling afraid5% Confusion3% Annoyance 2% Grades dropped due to their involvement in cyberbullying
Bullying: 50% of bullies said they bullied students from other schools44% of bullies said they cyberbullying one or more studentsthey knew from their school 2 respondents specifically indicated that they had cyberbullied a friend
In discussion of access we can make a connection to last week’s reading about filtering the internet etc. having parents monitor and be more vigilant of what’s happening.