Cyberbullying and their Infl uence on Youth Cover Image

Kyberšikana a její vliv na mládež
Cyberbullying and their Infl uence on Youth

Author(s): Štěpán Kalamár, Monika Kaiserová
Subject(s): Criminology, Studies in violence and power
Published by: Vysoká škola finanční a správní, a.s.
Keywords: cyberbullying; bullying; aggressor; victim; prevention

Summary/Abstract: The main purpose of the work was to describe and evaluate the form, methods and specifics, as well as the possibilities of cyberbullying prevention and to find out what young people are aware of this threat. The theoretical, introductory part is a brief introduction to the issue and a description of the basic terms bullying and cyberbullying. The first chapter defines the concept of bullying and then its causes and consequences. The second chapter is focused on cyberbullying, it describes the meaning of this term, then the specifics, means, forms, actors, impacts and possible strategies for managing cyberbullying and then the prevention of cyberbullying. The practical part aimed to find out, according to anonymous questionnaires, whether cyberbullying occurs at the selected high school and whether students are sufficiently informed about this issue. So in the event of cyberbullying, if they know how to solve the problem, who to turn to for help and support.

  • Issue Year: 5/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 159-178
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Czech