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Adolescent Psychiatry

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 2210-6766
ISSN (Online): 2210-6774

Cyber Cruelty: Understanding and Preventing the New Bullying

Author(s): Ruth Gerson and Nancy Rappaport

Volume 1, Issue 1, 2011

Page: [67 - 71] Pages: 5

DOI: 10.2174/2210676611101010067

Abstract

As adolescents increasingly adopt cell phones, smart phones, and the Internet as tools for communication and social networking, they can become victims of the growing trend of cyberbullying – targeted harm inflicted through such technology. These forms of technology are often strange and unfamiliar to parents, teachers, and medical and mental health providers. This review article provides an introduction to cyberbullying, tools for screening, and opportunities for prevention.

Keywords: Bullying, Internet, adolescents, relational aggression, cyberbullying, Cyber Immersion Generation, instant messenger (IM) messages, electronic stalking, password theft or


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