Current trends in cyberbullying

Abstract

This discussion gives an overview of the current trends in cyberbullying, a phenomenon for which concern began to emerge in the psychological literature approximately 15 years ago. The major foci include definitions of cyberbullying, forms, prevalence, gender differences, theoretical perspectives and issues of intervention and prevention.

Keywords:

• cyberbullying
• gender differences
• information and communication technologies (ICTs)
• Internet
• interventions
• prevention