| Cyberbullying: a review of the literature on harassment through the internet and other electronic means. | |
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PMID: 20216351 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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The present article is a review of the literature of cyberbullying. Main findings are summarized regarding issues of definition of cyberbullying, differences, and similarities with traditional bullying; its extent; the forms of cyberbullying; the characteristics of cyberbullies and cybervictims; the effects of cyberbullying on the psychosocial development of youth; age and gender differences of cyberbullying; and perceived causes of cyberbullying. In addition, the steps that can be undertaken by youth, parents, teachers, and schools to deal with the problem and possible pathways for interventions, from a public health perspective, at the individual, class, organizational, and community levels are presented from the literature. Finally, possible legal solutions deriving from both criminal and civil law are presented. |
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Authors:
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Stavros P Kiriakidis; Androniki Kavoura |
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
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Title: Family & community health Volume: 33 ISSN: 1550-5057 ISO Abbreviation: Fam Community Health Publication Date: 2010 Apr-Jun |
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Created Date: 2010-03-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7809641 Medline TA: Fam Community Health Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 82-93 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Educational and Social Policy, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece. skyriak@syros.aegean.gr |
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