Tuesday, June 15, 2010

The Effects of Cyberbullying

Without any doubt Cyberbullying has a negative impact on its victims. The reality is that internet harassment is meant to psychologically provoke its victims to being harmful in nature. Studies have shown that victims feel a wide range of negative emotions because of being cyberbullied. These contain anger sadness feeling hurt embarrassed afraid. For sure it is obvious that those who experience cyberbullying also experience a range of negative behaviors. These include poor concentration low school achievement absenteeism from school Another problem of these negative emotions and behaviors is that the victim is more likely to resolve this strain through some sort of antisocial behavior. Cyberbullying is too new a phenomenon to tell what it's long term effects on an individual will be.