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Title: | Adolescent cyberstanders’ experience of cyberbullying in the era of Covid-19 in South Africa |
Authors: | Adewoye, Segun Emmanuel |
Keywords: | Cyberbullying -- South Africa -- Attitudes Cyberbullying -- Social aspects -- South Africa -- Case studies COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 --- Social aspects -- South Africa Internet and teenagers -- South Africa Educational psychology |
Issue Date: | 2022-11 |
Publisher: | University of Malta. Centre for Resilience & Socio-Emotional Health |
Citation: | Adewoye, S. E. (2022). Adolescent cyberstanders’ experience of cyberbullying in the era of Covid-19 in South Africa. International Journal of Emotional Education, 14(2), 36-52. |
Abstract: | Indications are that cyberstanders can be negatively affected by witnessing cyberbullying incidents and are even more likely than direct victims of cyberbullying to report symptoms of stress. However, cyberbystanders are understudied in the cyberbullying literature because most research predominantly focuses on perpetrators or direct victims of cyberbullying. This study aimed to explore the lived experiences of adolescent cyberbystanders who witnessed cyberbullying in the COVID-19 era. Twenty adolescent cyberbystanders were purposely selected to participate in this study. The qualitative data was analysed using inductive thematic analysis. The findings demonstrated that cyberbullying has various detrimental effects that include educational, psychological, and emotional consequences for those exposed to it. It is recommended that anti-cyberbullying programmes should be incorporated into the curriculum so that teachers and educational psychologists can emphasise the negative impact of cyberbullying on bullies, victims and bystanders. With more awareness of the detrimental consequences of cyberbullying on all parties involved, adolescents may become more competent in respecting people’s rights and privacy within cyberspace. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/104119 |
Appears in Collections: | IJEE, Volume 14 Issue 2 IJEE, Volume 14 Issue 2 |
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