Gender Differences in Cyber and Traditional Bullying
Gender Differences in Cyber and Traditional Bullying

Summary/Abstract: School violence/bullying is a complex phenomenon that exists also in school communities in Romania, especially at secondary school level, which may affect the victims for a long time, sometimes through their whole lives, through high levels of depression, anxiety or behavior problems. The phenomenon of bullying and cyberbullying is present both in girls and boys, and has a more and more alarming rate of growth. Differences between boys and girls regarding bullying/ cyberbullying have been highlighted in several studies in different countries and cultures. In this study we analyzed the manifestation of the phenomenon of bullying and cyberbullying in a gender perspective, in students of secondary schools in Mures county, based on the previous two surveys conducted among students in Mures county. Results showed differences regarding the roles of the process of bullying, boys being harassing/ aggressive more often than girls, but significant differences in being harassed by bullying or cyberbullying were not found. The phenomenon of bullying/ cyberbullying is more and more present among secondary school students, with no major differences regarding the gender of the students.

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