Cyberbullying is a worldwide increasing danger

Cyberbullying is a worldwide increasing danger

22/03/2011

The Internet and new media have become increasingly important in recent years. Especially for young people, applications such as social networks or the mobile Internet are extremely attractive and are now significantly shaping their everyday lives. However, in addition to a multitude of opportunities and opportunities offered by the new media, they also harbor risks and dangers.

One of these dangers, which has received increasing attention in recent years, is cyberbullying. This is a new form of bullying that is carried out via new media such as e-mail, instant messages, chat rooms or mobile phones. Although cyberbullying research is still at a relatively early stage, there are now a number of studies that highlight various aspects of this phenomenon. The present research results are not completely conclusive, some findings seem to contradict each other. Nevertheless, the image that Cybermobbing research draws begins to take shape.

The book “Cyberbullying - A cross-national comparison” edited by Joaquín A. Mora-Merchan & Thomas Jäger highlights the cyberbullying problem from an international perspective. In the 19 chapters of the book leading cyber mobbing researchers of the respective countries outline research results on the subject from Germany, France, Switzerland, the Benelux, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Poland, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Ireland, the Scandinavian countries, Australia, the United States and Japan. The book is aimed at scientists, teachers, trainers, youth welfare workers and others who want to deepen their knowledge of this still young but very vital field of research.

The book “Cyberbullying - A cross-national comparison” results, among other things, from the project funded under the Leonardo da Vinci Program of the European Union „CyberTraining”, a joint project of experts from Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Portugal Spain, Bulgaria, Switzerland and Norway. The project also resulted in the eBook „Active against cyberbullying - A training manual for coaches“. (Pm)

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