School Climate and Cyber-Bullying
25 Pages Posted: 27 Feb 2012
Date Written: February 27, 2012
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of school climate, including disciplinary climate, academic press, and parental involvement, on behaviors of cyberbullying by victims and perpetrators. The literature on cyberbullying has shown that victims who experience cyberbullying suffer many negative consequences, such as depression, sadness, anger, and even thoughts of suicide. Although cyberbullying has emerged as a new form of bullying with the more frequent use of technology, it has many characteristics in common with traditional in-school bullying. A questionnaire administered to volunteer students contributed to the findings of this study. Cross tabulation analysis was performed to examine response rates to address research questions. The findings and conclusion supports the notion that cyberbullying is a new threat to the safety and security of our students that reaches past the school wall and to the virtual community.
Keywords: cyberbully, cyberlaw, parental involvement, social media, bullying
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