The Roles of Age, Gender, and Ethnicity in Cyberbullying

WRIGHT, Michelle. The Roles of Age, Gender, and Ethnicity in Cyberbullying. In Alison Novak (Rowan University, USA) and Imaani Jamillah El-Burki (Lehigh University, USA). Defining Identity and the Changing Scope of Culture in the Digital Age. Hersey, PA: IGI Global, 2016, p. 192-208. ISBN 978-1-5225-0212-8. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0212-8.ch012.

Basic information

• Original name: The Roles of Age, Gender, and Ethnicity in Cyberbullying
• Authors: WRIGHT, Michelle (840 United States of America, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Hersey, PA, Defining Identity and the Changing Scope of Culture in the Digital Age, p. 192-208, 17 pp. 2016.
• Publisher: IGI Global

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Chapter(s) of a specialized book
• Field of Study: 50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences
• Country of publisher: United States of America
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Publication form: printed version "print"
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/16:00091771
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• ISBN: 978-1-5225-0212-8
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0212-8.ch012
• Keywords in English: cyber aggression; cyber victimization; adjustment; adolescent
• Tags: rivok

Abstract

Children and adolescents have become active users of electronic technologies, with many of them blogging, watching videos, and chatting via instant messenger and social networking sites. Many of these activities have become a typical part of their lives. Electronic technologies have brought many conveniences to the lives of children and adolescents. Along with the opportunities associated with these technologies, children and adolescents are also susceptible to risks, including cyberbullying. Therefore, many researchers have become concerned with identifying which factors might predict children’s and adolescents’ involvement in these behaviors. Some predictors that researchers have focused on include age, gender, and ethnicity, but the findings were mixed. This chapter draws on research to review studies on the relationship of age, gender, and ethnicity to children’s and adolescents’ cyberbullying involvement and concludes with solutions and recommendations as well as future directions for research focused on these predictors and cyberbullying.