Cyberbullying among adolescents and its relationship to academic achievement

Thesis (M.A., Child Development) -- California State University, Sacramento, 2010.Traditional bullying among adolescents has become a common problem; however a new trend of bullying emerging in schools around the world known as cyberbullying. Two hundred and twenty-six students were surveyed about their experiences with cyberbullying, and their connection to school. Results indicated that cyberbullying occurred most often through text messaging and social networking sites. Correlations between academic performance and the different forms of cyberbullying revealed a significant relationship between text-bullying and math performance. There was also a connection between academic performance and connection to school which may suggest a mediating model. Significant differences were found between boys and girls on cyberbullying but no significant differences were found between 8th and 9th graders. Results also indicated that cyber-victims reported significantly more victimization at school than non-victims.Child Developmen