Against Cyberbullying Actions: An Italian Case Study

Patrizia Grifoni, Alessia D’Andrea, Fernando Ferri, Tiziana Guzzo, Maurizio Angeli Felicioni and Andrea Vignoli
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Patrizia Grifoni: Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies, National Research Council, 00185 Rome, Italy
Alessia D’Andrea: Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies, National Research Council, 00185 Rome, Italy
Fernando Ferri: Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies, National Research Council, 00185 Rome, Italy
Tiziana Guzzo: Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies, National Research Council, 00185 Rome, Italy
Maurizio Angeli Felicioni: Finanza, Innovazione Tecnologica, Telematica, S.r.l., 01028 Orte Scalo, Italy
Andrea Vignoli: Finanza, Innovazione Tecnologica, Telematica, S.r.l., 01028 Orte Scalo, Italy

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 4, 1-15

Abstract: The paper aimed to analyse cyberbullying knowledge and awareness among students, teachers, and parents of 22 Italian primary schools to extract elements to consider for defining successful cyberbullying prevention and management strategies in coherence with some sustainable development goals defined in the 2030 Agenda. Four different research questions have been addressed to analyse: what the level of cyberbullying diffusion is, its triggering factors, its knowledge and awareness, and how the problem is addressed. The study highlighted both the importance of adopting a collaborative perspective among the students, teachers and parents, and to prevent and solve cyberbullying problems stimulating a collective awareness about cyber safety in schools. Some generalisable lessons emerged from the study.

Keywords: bullying; cyberbullying; children; primary schools; secondary schools (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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