Prevalence of Cyber Bullying and its Effect on Adolescents: A Literature Review

Fouzia Parveen, Abid Shahzad and Sobia Altaf
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Fouzia Parveen: PhD Scholar, Department of Education, The Islamic University Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
Abid Shahzad: Assistant Professor,Department of Education, The Islamic University Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
Sobia Altaf: PhD Scholar,Department of Education,The Islamic University Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.

Global Regional Review, 2019, vol. 4, issue 4, 274-280

Abstract: While forms of traditional bullying have been declining over the past two decades, cyber bullying has emerged as a modern form of bullying in recent times. Previous research studies have not been developed much on the issue of cyber bullying. The current study reviews the relevant research studies as the excessive usage of social media and by young people and different themes have been carried out from the help of the existing literature. The present study has synthesised current literature on: i) prevalence of cyber bullying among adolescents ii) huge level of cyber bullying occurrences in educational institutions iii) people who are more prone to be the victims and perpetrators iv) effects of cyber bullying on adolescence v) preventive measures for the wellbeing of Pakistani adolescents. In this article, the researcher reviews the literature related to cyber bullying conducted between the years from 2000 to 2019.

Keywords: Cyber Bullying; Effect; Adolescents; Literature (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.31703/grr.2019(IV-IV).30

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