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Electronic Bullying: The Case of Anonymity

Dudte, Kari A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1292339674

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2011, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Psychology/Developmental.
Electronic bullying, commonly referred to as “cyberbullying,” is a type of bullying that uses electronic devices such as cell phones and the internet to harass, intimidate, and bully others. Electronic bullying has become a more prevalent issue and public health problem in our society. Electronic bullying expands upon traditional bullying territory and provides more routes and access for bullies to aggress upon their victims – often anonymously. This study aimed at finding how familiarity with a bully’s identity related to consequences of bullying found in previous research such as anxiety, fear, depression, and feelings of control (the focus variables). It also aimed at exploring children’s beliefs about prevention techniques to stop electronic bullying. Participants were one-hundred and thirty-eight 5th through 9th graders in Ohio. Anxiety, depression, and fear were predicted by bullying experience. Those who had been electronically bullied rated themselves higher on these variables. A significant relationship was not found between familiarity and the focus variables. Prevention techniques were explored with participants who had been bullied indicating what actions they used to stop electronic bullying in the past, which of those they believed were successful, and which techniques they would consider using in the future. Implications, sex and grade differences, and future directions are discussed.
Marie Tisak, PhD (Advisor)
Carolyn Tompsett, PhD (Committee Member)
John Tisak, PhD (Committee Member)
60 p.
Developmental Psychology; Psychology
electronic bullying; cyberbullying; internet victimization; adolescence; familiarity; bullying prevention;

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  • Dudte, K. A. (2011). Electronic Bullying: The Case of Anonymity [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1292339674

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Dudte, Kari. Electronic Bullying: The Case of Anonymity. 2011. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1292339674.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Dudte, Kari. "Electronic Bullying: The Case of Anonymity." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1292339674

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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