Cyber-Bullied Don’t Snitch October 3, 2008
Posted by Matthew Woolums in 21st-Century, Data, Safety.add a comment
The New York Times has an article about a cyber-bullying study. Turns out most kids who are on the receiving end don’t tell anyone.
Research indicates that as many as 75 percent of teens have been bullied online, but only one in 10 have reported the problem to parents or other adults, a new study shows.
It would be interesting to see if these numbers differ from the experience of those who are bullied in the physical world, but no comparison was mentioned in the article. Popular reasons for not telling an adult ranged included needing to “learn to deal with it”, worrying that Internet access would be cut off, and fear of getting into trouble with parents. Again, it would have been interesting to see how this correlates or not to the physical world experience.
Parents Often Unaware of Cyber-Bullying – Well Blog – NYTimes.com
