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Cyber bullying affects 17 per cent of children


Posted by SchoolDays Newshound on 03/12/2012. Cyber bullying affects 17 per cent  of childrenTags: Secondary School News

A new study has revealed 17 per cent of children have been the victims of cyber bullying, with a quarter of victims choosing not to confide in anyone.

The National University of Maynooth asked Irish second-level students aged between 12 and 18 about their experience of this form of harassment.

It found that cyber bullying usually lasts for one to two weeks, but can continue for several years.

Almost one in ten respondents admitted to carrying out bullying, with perpetrators most likely to be girls who are in the same year, but a different class to their victim.

The research also revealed more younger (30 per cent) than older (ten per cent) participants were likely to become the victims of harassment.

Published in the Irish Journal of Education, the study covered four categories of cyber bullying; text, picture or video clip, phone calls and emails.

Text messages and phone calls were found to be the most feared, with teenagers explaining cyber bullying is worse than traditional methods, as it is hard to escape from, even when at home.

Written by Donal WalshADNFCR-2163-ID-801499213-ADNFCR


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