Cyber-Mobbing as a Form of Cyberbullying and a Negative Phenomenon of Communication in Cyber Space
Cyber-Mobbing as a Form of Cyberbullying and a Negative Phenomenon of Communication in Cyber Space
Author(s): Vladimíra Hladíková, Anna HurajováSubject(s): Media studies, Theory of Communication, Studies in violence and power, Victimology, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda v Trnave, Fakulta masmediálnej komunikácie
Keywords: anonymity; communication; cyber-mobbing; disinhibition; Internet; victims;
Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the issue of digital communication in cyberspace and its risk aspects with a specific emphasis on the issue of cybermobbing, and has the character of a theoretical-empirical study. The main goal of the paper is, based on theoretical background and empirical research, to examine communication in cyberspace with a focus on the current state of cyber-mobbing, its occurence, manifestations and platforms through which it is implemented. The theoretical part presents defining frameworks of the issue from approaches of various authors. The paper also focuses on the specifics of communication in cyberspace and the reasons for its negative misuse. The empirical part presents the most interesting results of the survey and in the conclusion, the authors provide summaries and suggestions for improving the current state and elimitating this negative phenomenon of digital communication.
Journal: Megatrendy a médiá
- Issue Year: 7/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 187-198
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English