Cyberbullying In Adolescents

As a child grows up, they might be subject to being a bully or a victim of bullying. Bullying can come in all forms or be specified into one type of bullying. They could be bullied in school, online or be bullied in both places. Some children can\u27t ever escape their bullies. Many factors may also play a role in who gets bullied or why. Some contributing factors may be race/ethnicity, age, appearance, family influences and technology use. Some of these factors may make your chances of being bullied or being the bully higher, while others may have a lower chance because of where you fall in some of these categories. No one should be a victim of bullying and no one should ever think that putting someone down physically or emotionally is a good outlet to bully and is justified. In this research study we were looking at 16-18 year old males and females who participate in leisure activities. Throughout this research, characteristics of bullies and victims are identified, family influences are looked at to see if it has an impact on making a bully or a victim, and social media interaction is researched on its implications and impacts that it has on bullies and victims. The overall theme from the interview data for adolescent bullying showed that cyberbullying is the most prominent outlet for bullying others