CYBERBULLYING FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TEENAGE VICTIMS: EXPERIENCING, EXPERIENCES, CONSEQUENCES AND POSSIBILITIES OF ELIMINATION OF THIS PHENOMENON IN DIGITAL SPACE Cover Image

CYBERBULLYING FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TEENAGE VICTIMS: EXPERIENCING, EXPERIENCES, CONSEQUENCES AND POSSIBILITIES OF ELIMINATION OF THIS PHENOMENON IN DIGITAL SPACE
CYBERBULLYING FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TEENAGE VICTIMS: EXPERIENCING, EXPERIENCES, CONSEQUENCES AND POSSIBILITIES OF ELIMINATION OF THIS PHENOMENON IN DIGITAL SPACE

Author(s): Vladimíra Hladíková
Subject(s): Media studies, Communication studies, Studies in violence and power, Victimology
Published by: Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda v Trnave, Fakulta masmediálnej komunikácie
Keywords: Consequences; Cyberbullying; Experiences; Prevention; Teenagers; Victim;

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the issue of electronic bullying and has the character of a theoretical-empirical study. The main aim of the paper is to point out cyberbullying as a negative phenomenon of electronic communication and to define the context of cyberbullying from the perspective of victims and their experiencing, in particular, to specify and define the concrete experiences, consequences, and possibilities of eliminating this phenomenon. In the paper the hermeneutic and phenomenological method was used in the theoretical part, the results of the quantitative questionnaire research are presented in the empirical part. The first part of the paper defines the basic theoretical foundations of cyberbullying, especially its victims and their definition from various author’s approaches. The core of the paper is a chapter focusing on the acquired data related to real experiences and experiencing of victims. In the conclusion, the prevention activities are emphasized, which can represent a significant factor in the process of elimination of cyberbullying on the whole society level.

  • Issue Year: 7/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 855-868
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English