Towards a Communication-Based Approach to Cyber-Bullying
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2008
Keywords
overt aggression, self-efficacy, cyber-bullying, relational aggression, outcomes expectancy, SCT, SIT, overt aggression
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-863-5.ch026
Abstract
Cyber-bullying, or the repeated (mis)use of technology to harass, intimidate, or terrorize another person (Franek, 2004), is a growing problem among adolescents and teenagers in schools. Although cyberbullying inherently implicates important aspects of the communication process, scholars interested in computer-mediated communication have been slow to investigate this phenomenon. This chapter presents an initial effort to document this phenomenon from a communication-based perspective and offers a theoretical foundation for its examination. In so doing, the present chapter provides a review of how the concept of bullying has been traditionally been understood, contextualizes bullying within a mediated context, discusses existing research on cyber-bullies and victims, and applies existing theoretical approaches to understand the motivation behind and effects of cyber-bullying.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
No
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Towards a Communication-Based Approach to Cyber-Bullying, in S. Kelsey & K. St. Amant (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Computer-mediated Communication, IGI Global, p. 339-352
Scholar Commons Citation
Ramirez, Artemio Jr.; Eastin, Matthew S.; Chakroff, Jennifer; and Cicchirillo, Vincent, "Towards a Communication-Based Approach to Cyber-Bullying" (2008). Communication Faculty Publications. 659.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/spe_facpub/659
