The perception of cyberbullying in adolescent victims

ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Anna, David ŠMAHEL and Mlada OTAVOVÁ. The perception of cyberbullying in adolescent victims. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties. Routlege, 2012, vol. 17, 3-4, p. 319-328. ISSN 1363-2752. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13632752.2012.704309.

Basic information

• Original name: The perception of cyberbullying in adolescent victims
• Authors: ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Anna (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), David ŠMAHEL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Mlada OTAVOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, Routlege, 2012, 1363-2752.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/12:00057598
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13632752.2012.704309
• UT WoS: 000211884000009
• Keywords in English: bullying; internet; online victimization; peer relationships; youth

Abstract

The goal of this study was to explore how victims of cyberbullying perceive online aggressive attacks and when they see them as harmful. Interviews were carried out with 16 cybervictimised participants aged 15–17 years. The findings showed differences in the perception of online victimisation when perpetrated by an anonymous Internet user versus by a known person from the real world. The tendency of unknown online aggressors to threaten to hurt their victims offline increased the victims' feelings of harm. Where cyberbullying interconnected with the school environment, the feeling of harm was intensified by collective perpetration, and by onlookers being personally identifiable. Where cyberbullying was a part of traditional bullying, online victimisation being discussed at school reproduced the bullying and thus the trauma. The results showed that the link between cyberbullying and the physical environment is significant with respect to the victim's perception of its severity.

Links

• GAP407/11/0585, research and development project: Name: Rizika používání internetu pro děti a adolescenty

Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Risks of Internet Use for Children and Adolescents

• LD11008, research and development project: Name: Copingové strategie kyberšikany u adolescentů (Acronym: CSKA)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR