Cyber-Bullying May Bring Playground Victims Online | Psych Central News – Part 117341
A new U.K. study finds that cyberbullying typically does not create new victims — it is merely a continuation of face-to-face bullying. Professor Dieter Wolke of the University of Warwick said although cyberbullying is prevalent and harmful, it is a modern tool used to harm victims already bullied by traditional, face-to-face means. In a study of almost 3,000 pupils aged 11-16 from U.K. secondary schools, 29 percent reported being bullied, but just one percent of adolescents were victims of cyberbullying alone. During the survey, pupils completed the Bullying and Friendship Interview, which has been used in numerous studies to assess bullying and victimization. Victimization was assessed from three difference viewpoints. Students were asked about direct victimization (e.g., “been hit/beaten up” or “called bad/nasty names”); relational victimization (e.g., “had nasty lies/rumors spread about you”); and cyber-victimization (e.g., “had rumors spread about you online,” “had embarrassing
