Cyber Bullying Case Study

Bullying has been around for many years and has been a problem for adolescents and some adults. People know bullying as physical abuse and face to face verbal abuse that is directed at someone. Bullying recently changed its ways in to a bigger epidemic involving internet which is considered cyberbullying (Barlett,2015) With the rise of the internet across the world bullying has changed rapidly. Cyberbullying is the new changed way that people choose to attack aggressively through the internet (Barlett,2015)

The use of information and communication technologies such as e-mail, cell phones and pager text messages, instant messaging, defamatory personal Websites, and defamatory online personal polling Web sites that support deliberate, repeated,

In the study, “Cyberbullying and its impact on young people’s emotional health and well-being” by Helen Cowie it states People who are victimized by cyberbullying experiences some effects, for example they experience social ideation and low self-esteem. They also may experience some loneness, depression feelings and fear of not being excepted by their peers. Helen, C (2013, May 1). The statement said by the author clearly explains the mental and social effects. The victim feeling lonely is a cognitive effect due to the fact that the victim is making his self-think that he is lonely. Also, the low self-esteem and depression is an example of a cognitive issue. To get depressed a person or in this case the victim has to constantly think about the situation they are in. To have low self-esteem a person or the victim has to believe what the bully is saying about them. The social effects are a part of the cognitive as well. To with draw from being socially involved due to bullying has to do with a person mental state. In the study by Helen she also states that Researches has shown that students who have been victimized by cyber bullying have more of a risk of headaches and stomachache pain. Some also have a high of alcohol intake and not being able to sleep Helen, C (2013, May 1). This shows that cyberbullying has a very large effect on the victims especially young

What the author means by that is both state that the effects of cyber bullying is loneliness and depression. There are some things different in each one as well. The one by Helen states some of the social effects. The article by Nixon states more mental cognitive effects such as anxiety, suicidal ideation, and somatic symptoms. Cyber bullies see these reactions and keep going due to the victims they chose. The bullies know exactly what they are doing and who they are choosing. In the book called Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats written by Nancy E. Willard she explains what type of person the bullies go for. In the book, she states that the victim characteristics are someone who is shy and may not talk much. Someone who may also have some insecurities and wont defend their selves. (Willard, 2007). This statement shows the bully obviously goes for someone not able to defend themselves. The bully goes for the more weak and unstable victim and not the one who looks like he or she can do something about it. The weak victims may be quite but not always because they can’t stand up for themselves. The victim could be quit because they are thinking about suicide or even just depressed. Cyberbullying causes a very bad effect on mental health and it needs to be