These actions are carried out by a group or individuals, repeatedly and over time, against a victim who is unable to protect herself.
The ubiquity of the virtual space, the Internet and the addiction of teenagers to social networks, combined with their lack of user competence and understanding of the need to maintain a certain ethics of online communication, make cyberbullying one of the most serious modern social risks in adolescence.
A teenager who is a victim of cyberbullying or cybermobbing faces a large number of psychological, pedagogical, physiological (medical) and social consequences. Disorders that occur after cyberbullying lead to persistent personal changes that hinder a teenager's ability to realize themselves in the future.
Prolonged mental abuse, ridicule of adolescent views and beliefs, threats and blackmail are often the causes of the most dangerous result of cyberbullying — suicide.
Psychological and sociological studies show that teenagers who have had experience of online aggression are almost twice as likely to attempt suicide as teenagers who have not had such experience. The vast majority of cyberbullying and cybermobbing participants are 11-16 years old, and this is when teenagers are especially sensitive and receptive.
In a situation of cyberbullying and cybermobbing, any child, even without the victim's stigma, can become a victim. However, adolescents with physical or mental disabilities that differ in ethnic or religious terms are at increased risk.
First of all, we must remember that the tendency to cyberbullying is generated by an environment where fear of becoming a victim and impunity encourage you to become an aggressor, especially if bullying is of a group nature, when joining the majority is considered not only acceptable but also right.
It is easy to assume that the aggressor himself can easily become a victim.
Ignoring the offender is a good way to protect yourself if you have a “sufficient margin of safety”.
You can complain to social media administrators about rudeness, insult and defamation.
If you are a victim of deliberate bullying, you should tell your elders — teachers or parents — about it, without hiding or considering that “these are my problems” and “I'll figure it out myself”: the situation of bullying harms not only the victim, but also the “teenage team” as a whole. Adults are able to assess and understand where the acceptable limit is, beyond which it is possible to contact the police and further investigate.
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