‘Bullying’ is often described as being an aggressive, intentional act or behaviour that is carried out by a group or
an individual repeatedly and over time against a victim who cannot easily defend him or herself (Whitney &
Smith, 1993; Olweus, 1999). Bullying is a form of abuse that is based on an imbalance of power; it can be
defined as a systematic imbalance of power (Smith & Sharp, 1994; Rigby 2002).
Using these definitions for bullying, we can extend them to define cyberbullying. Cyberbullying therefore can
be defined as an aggressive, intentional act carried out by a group or individual, using electronic forms of
contact, repeatedly and over time against a victim who can not easily defend him of herself. Cyberbullying is a
form of bullying which has in recent years become more apparent, as the use of electronic devices such as
computers and mobile phones by young people has increased. Cyberbullying can take many forms, and for the
purpose of this study we subdivided the concept of cyberbullying into 7 sub-categories:
• Text message bullying
• Picture/ Video Clip bullying (via mobile phone cameras)
• Phone call bullying (via mobile phones)
• Email bullying
• Chat-room bullying
• Bullying through instant messaging
• Bullying via websites.
‘Bullying’ is often described as being an aggressive, intentional act or behaviour that is carried out by a group oran individual repeatedly and over time against a victim who cannot easily defend him or herself (Whitney &Smith, 1993; Olweus, 1999). Bullying is a form of abuse that is based on an imbalance of power; it can bedefined as a systematic imbalance of power (Smith & Sharp, 1994; Rigby 2002).Using these definitions for bullying, we can extend them to define cyberbullying. Cyberbullying therefore canbe defined as an aggressive, intentional act carried out by a group or individual, using electronic forms ofcontact, repeatedly and over time against a victim who can not easily defend him of herself. Cyberbullying is aform of bullying which has in recent years become more apparent, as the use of electronic devices such ascomputers and mobile phones by young people has increased. Cyberbullying can take many forms, and for thepurpose of this study we subdivided the concept of cyberbullying into 7 sub-categories:• Text message bullying• Picture/ Video Clip bullying (via mobile phone cameras)• Phone call bullying (via mobile phones)• Email bullying• Chat-room bullying• Bullying through instant messaging• Bullying via websites.
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