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Perception of Cyberbullying in Adolescence: A Brief Evaluation Among Italian Students

Cyberbullying is associated with the expansion of digital devices and the Internet. In Italy and other European and non-European countries, the phenomenon is growing. Young people who suffer from cyberbullying develop psychopathological symptoms of anxiety, depression, and social phobia that can lea...

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Autores principales: Saladino, Valeria, Eleuteri, Stefano, Verrastro, Valeria, Petruccelli, Filippo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7723823/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33324303
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.607225
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author Saladino, Valeria
Eleuteri, Stefano
Verrastro, Valeria
Petruccelli, Filippo
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description Cyberbullying is associated with the expansion of digital devices and the Internet. In Italy and other European and non-European countries, the phenomenon is growing. Young people who suffer from cyberbullying develop psychopathological symptoms of anxiety, depression, and social phobia that can lead to extreme acts, such as suicide. The pressure, the sense of isolation, and helplessness experienced by cyber-victims also affect their family and the school context. Cyberbullying is acted through digital tools, it is often anonymous, and aims to destroy and psychologically humiliate the victim. There are various forms of cyberbullying that involve different reactions and consequences. However, few studies have focused on adolescents’ perception of cyberbullying. Youths often engage in aggressive behaviors, ignoring the feelings and reactions of the victims. Based on these considerations, our article aims to provide a general overview of the spread of the phenomenon and to understand the various types of cyberbullying and its consequences on victims. We will also illustrate a brief evaluation conducted in Italian schools investigating the perception of cyberbullying in a sample of 600 Italian adolescents (11–14 years old). Our work aims to investigate the cognition and the personal perception of youths about cyberbullying and its consequences and to promote educational interventions within and outside the context of school.
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spelling pubmed-77238232020-12-14 Perception of Cyberbullying in Adolescence: A Brief Evaluation Among Italian Students Saladino, Valeria Eleuteri, Stefano Verrastro, Valeria Petruccelli, Filippo Front Psychol Psychology Cyberbullying is associated with the expansion of digital devices and the Internet. In Italy and other European and non-European countries, the phenomenon is growing. Young people who suffer from cyberbullying develop psychopathological symptoms of anxiety, depression, and social phobia that can lead to extreme acts, such as suicide. The pressure, the sense of isolation, and helplessness experienced by cyber-victims also affect their family and the school context. Cyberbullying is acted through digital tools, it is often anonymous, and aims to destroy and psychologically humiliate the victim. There are various forms of cyberbullying that involve different reactions and consequences. However, few studies have focused on adolescents’ perception of cyberbullying. Youths often engage in aggressive behaviors, ignoring the feelings and reactions of the victims. Based on these considerations, our article aims to provide a general overview of the spread of the phenomenon and to understand the various types of cyberbullying and its consequences on victims. We will also illustrate a brief evaluation conducted in Italian schools investigating the perception of cyberbullying in a sample of 600 Italian adolescents (11–14 years old). Our work aims to investigate the cognition and the personal perception of youths about cyberbullying and its consequences and to promote educational interventions within and outside the context of school. Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-25 /pmc/articles/PMC7723823/ /pubmed/33324303 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.607225 Text en Copyright © 2020 Saladino, Eleuteri, Verrastro and Petruccelli. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Petruccelli, Filippo
Perception of Cyberbullying in Adolescence: A Brief Evaluation Among Italian Students
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title_short Perception of Cyberbullying in Adolescence: A Brief Evaluation Among Italian Students
title_sort perception of cyberbullying in adolescence: a brief evaluation among italian students
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7723823/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33324303
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.607225
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