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Date 18 Feburay 2021

Cyber-bullying

Introduction

Internet usage has rapidly developed to the extent of becoming fashionable and inhabitable; however, it has caused a new form of bullying known as cyber-bullying. In a nutshell, cyberbullying is an online posting of hurtful message about a person or a group (Petra, Strohmeier, and Spiel, 4). Bullying can take different forms, for instant, flaming and harassment. Flaming is a bulling involving two people, but in the end, more people take sides and hurling insults at the opposite group; let take an example of Bidden and Trump's political supporters dulling each other online. On the other side harassment is a form that involves two people sending hurtful images, messages and memes. Cyber-bulling is an essential topic because the internet has become a social norm, and at least 80% of the users have been affected directly or indirectly. This research aims to unfold different cyberbullying forms, the problems caused by bullying and effective mitigation measures towards online bullying.

The importance of the research and the gap

Cyberbullying is one of the factors that have caused a lot of vice in our society countless times. Besides, cyberbullying can happen at any time, making it hard to quickly take action, especially at night (Hoff and Mitchell, 500). Bulling is a silent killer for many teenagers. It is important to unfold the topic to educate on deferent forms, how to identify bullied kinds and some of the concrete measures that can be put in place to solve the issue. Research has been conducted on cyber-bullying; however, none of them has gone behold impacts of bullying on the participant and measures put in place. However, there is a gap in what needs to be done to solve the issue. My research intends to clearly explain the forms, direct and indirect impacts, reasons why there is an increased rate of bullying, and look at the unsettled issue of measures that can curve cyberbullying.

Research Methods

Questionnaires: I intend to use open-ended questionnaires, which will involve 30 teenagers and 30 parents from various streets. The questionnaire will be suitable because it will give me 1st heard information and cover the entire population.

Survey Method: The second method will be one-on-one interaction with online users from the neighbourhood to identify how frequently does bullying occurs. The survey will target social media users. Using a one-on-one survey method will ensure no ambiguity, and I can manipulate the users to give valid information.

Observation Method: I will use this method on my family members to understand their reaction when they are bullied in a span of one week. The technique will not only give me first-hand information, but also it will help me to verify information taken from other methods.

Interviews: lastly, I intend to speak with cyberbullying victims by searching for victims' online and setting meetings and also interviewing my school and workmates. This will help in recording detailed and evaluated data.

Work cited from

Dehue, F. (2013). Cyberbullying research: New perspectives and alternative methodologies. Introduction to the special issue. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 23(1), 1-6.

Gradinger, Petra, Dagmar Strohmeier, and Christiane Spiel. "Definition and measurement of cyberbullying." Cyberpsychology: Journal of psychosocial research on cyberspace 4.2 (2010).

Hoff, Dianne L., and Sidney N. Mitchell. "Cyberbullying: Causes, effects, and remedies." Journal of Educational Administration (2009). Child and adolescent social work journal 34.6 (2017): 597-607.