Bullying in the digital age

Bullying in the digital age

Kowalski, R. M., & Giumetti, G. W. (2017). Bullying in the digital age. In Cybercrime and its victims (pp. 167-186). Routledge.

Reporting victimization has been a problem with both cyberbullying and traditional bullying. Kowalski & Giumetti (2017) set to examine cybercrime and the victims of cyberbullying. The study discovered that various methods of conceptualizing cyberbullying results in variations in the manner in which bullying is gauged. Many threats have been discovered as possible antecedents to the behavior of cyberbullying. Provided the seriousness of the majority of the potential negative consequences for the victims of cyberbullying, intervention and prevention efforts are vital for addressing the adverse outcomes. The author also established that technological digital divides develop a diverse condition with cyberbullying. The study concluded that privacy concerns have escalated as a result of the spread use of technology.

However, the study failed to include study methods and procedures to support how the findings were reached. The research also did not include questions to guide the reader on the direction and what is expected of the research. Nevertheless, Kowalski & Giumetti (2017) presented the findings in a transparent manner that could be easily understood by the readers.

Smith, P. K., & Thompson, D. (2017). Practical approaches to bullying. Routledge.

Victimization and bullying have been existent for the longest time. Smith and Thompson (2017) studied victimization and bullying in young people and in children and ways that one will deal with it. The objective of the study is to play a significant role in aiding parents and school officials in reducing the implications of bullying which can have adverse effects to the victims in their adulthood and development of mental disorders in the people who get away with bullying. The study unveiled that bullying has been very pervasive in learning institutions that many parents and teachers know. The study used a questionnaire to establish the occurrence of the victim and bully issues.  Smith and Thompson (2017) found that there are a couple of methods that can be applied to accessing the victim and bully problems. The authors concluded that people have a moral obligation of acting on bullying since it is clear that unnecessary suffering can be avoided. The sample size of the study is enough to support the topic at hand. The research mentioned the study methods that were used to reach the findings that were made.

Wolke, D., & Lereya, S. T. (2015). Long-term effects of bullying. Archives of disease in childhood, 100(9), 879-885.

Bullying is the systematic abuse of power which is sometimes viewed as intentional-harm perpetrating or aggressive behavior by peers that is repeatedly carried out. Wolke & Levera (2015), delved in the examination of the long-term implications of bullying. The authors adopted a review that discovered that bullying is a great risk element for poor mental and physical health. The study discovered that being bullied by one’s peers has been mostly overlooked by health experts even though it ought to be viewed as a significant risk factor. The study also found that bullying leads to minimized adult roles, including developing lasting associations, being financially independent and integrating into work. The findings of the study are sufficient to support the long term implications of bullying. The study could have, however, included recommendations on how to manage and to control the effects of bullying.

Oakes, K. (2019). Why children become bullies at school. BBC. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190913-why-some-children-become-merciless-bullies

What pushes a child to become a bully? Oakes (2019) delved in a study to explore why children became bullies at school. The definition of bullying that has been adopted by many academic researchers is that it is a type of aggression that exists between individuals and groups that have varying power levels. The study however discovered that in the recent years bullying has taken on new forms. Oakes (2019) unveiled that one common bullying aspect is that it is defined by repeated aggression towards the victim. The online universe is seen to blur the bullying characteristic as a result of the probable implication that just a single bullying instance can carry. The author established that cyberbullying and bullying are becoming the same. The study discovered that strong relationships between peers and their teachers are essential in preventing bullying. Even though the author does not agree with the actions of the bullies, they agree that sometimes the reasons for bullying are understandable.

Dryden-Edwards, R. (2019). Bullying. MedicineNet. Retrieved from https://www.medicinenet.com/bullying/article.htm

How can one differentiate bullying from meanness or hazing? Dryden-Edwards (2019) intends to present facts regarding bullying. Mental health officials’ view bullying as unwanted verbal and physical aggression directed at a particular individual repeatedly. Even though people think bullying only takes place in school alone, it may also occur at employment places where it entails verbal abuse as well as sabotaging one’s work or abusing the authority that one has. Dryden-Edwards (2019) states that 60% of men are found to engage in bullying behaviors while females target each other, mostly 80% of the time. Bullies harass other folks as they need being in control. The aggression that encourages bullying affects the empathy that is required to refrain from harassing other people. The author suggests that bystanders should be involved in the initiatives that are necessary to prevent bullying. The sample size of the article is enough to give detailed information on what bullying entails.