Cyberbullying: approaches, consequences and interventions

152 Pages·2016·2.624 MB·English

by  Lucy R Betts

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CYBERPSYCHOLOGY
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CYBERBULLYING
Approaches, Consequences
and Interventions
Lucy R. Betts
Palgrave Studies in Cyberpsychology
Series Editor
Jens   Binder
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham ,   UK
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Lucy   R. Betts
Cyberbullying
Approaches, Consequences and Interventions
Lucy   R. Betts
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Palgrave Studies in Cyberpsychology
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CKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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ONTENTS
1 Introduction 1
2 Defi nitions of Cyberbullying 9
3 The Unique Nature of Cyberbullying 33
4 Prevalence 55
5 The Consequences of Cyberbullying 81
6 What Can Be Done About Cyberbullying 1 03
7 Conclusions 133
Index 1 43
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L T
IST OF ABLES
Table 2.1 Some defi nitions of cyberbullying 11
Table 4.1 An overview of the reported prevalence rates of
cyberbullying according to role as target,
perpetrator, and perpetrator/target 57
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