News tagged with cyberbullying

Neurologists should ask patients about abuse

A new position statement issued by the American Academy of Neurology calls on neurologists to begin screening their patients for abusive or violent treatment by family, caretakers or others. The position statement is published ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Blogging may help teens dealing with social distress

Blogging may have psychological benefits for teens suffering from social anxiety, improving their self-esteem and helping them relate better to their friends, according to new research published by the American Psychological ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Foiling the plan of a cyberbully

Morgan Biggs, an eighth grade student at St. Anne's School of Annapolis in Maryland, has an opinion about cyberbullying. "Bullying comes in many different forms, from cyberbullying to physical bullying. It's ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Recognizing a cyberbully

Something is happening on playgrounds, in classrooms, in homes and in every walk of life across America. In fact, it's happening internationally.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Defining a cyberbully

"I was cyberbullied at age 40 by someone that tried to beat me up in high school," says a person posting on a website that chronicles stories of people intimidated through digital communications.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Cooling the burn

"When we talked to the girls about cyberbullying on Facebook, it was like an explosion. They all knew someone who’d been bullied that way."

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Internet safety not a lost cause for parents

Evenings at the Svanascini home in Palos Heights, Ill., Kathy, Mike and their two teenage sons are as likely to be huddled around their laptops as they are the television set.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Are texting and Facebook worse for teens than TV?

(AP) -- Let's face it: Teenagers spend hours texting, socializing on Facebook and playing video games. And it's driving their parents nuts.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 28, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Adolescent cyberbullies and their victims may have physical, mental health problems

Adolescent victims and perpetrators of electronic bullying appear more likely to report having psychiatric and physical symptoms and problems, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 05, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

New study reveals prevalence of cyberbullying and its psychological impact on nonheterosexual youth

Schools are typically on guard against students who bully by inflicting repeated violence on other students. But technology has given rise to a relatively new form of bullying which inflicts emotional harm in a stealth manner, ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Cyberbullying -- a growing problem

Around 10 percent of all adolescents in grades 7-9 are victims of internet bullying.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cyberbullying case brings big changes

The July sentencing of a Missouri mom convicted for her part in an Internet hoax that led to a teenager's suicide may disappoint those looking for justice.

Technology / Internet

created May 25, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Cyber-bullying

Cyber-bullying is the use of the Internet and related technologies to harm other people, in a deliberate, repeated, and hostile manner. As it has become more common in society, particularly among young people, legislation and awareness campaigns have arisen to combat it.

For more information about Cyber-bullying, read the full article at Wikipedia.
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