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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Violence and Society |
Subtitle of host publication | Breakthroughs in Research and Practice |
Publisher | IGI Global |
Pages | 97-113 |
Number of pages | 17 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781522509899 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781522509882 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2 2016 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Social Sciences