TY - JOUR
T1 - Cyberbullying Prevention and Intervention Efforts
T2 - Current Knowledge and Future Directions
AU - Espelage, Dorothy L.
AU - Hong, Jun Sung
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2016.
PY - 2017/6/1
Y1 - 2017/6/1
N2 - Bullying is a serious public health concern that is associated with significant negative mental, social, and physical outcomes. Technological advances have increased adolescents' use of social media, and online communication platforms have exposed adolescents to another mode of bullying - cyberbullying. Prevention and intervention materials, from websites and tip sheets to classroom curriculum, have been developed to help youth, parents, and teachers address cyberbullying. While youth and parents are willing to disclose their experiences with bullying to their health care providers, these disclosures need to be taken seriously and handled in a caring manner. Health care providers need to include questions about bullying on intake forms to encourage these disclosures. The aim of this article is to examine the current status of cyberbullying prevention and intervention. Research support for several school-based intervention programs is summarised. Recommendations for future research are provided.
AB - Bullying is a serious public health concern that is associated with significant negative mental, social, and physical outcomes. Technological advances have increased adolescents' use of social media, and online communication platforms have exposed adolescents to another mode of bullying - cyberbullying. Prevention and intervention materials, from websites and tip sheets to classroom curriculum, have been developed to help youth, parents, and teachers address cyberbullying. While youth and parents are willing to disclose their experiences with bullying to their health care providers, these disclosures need to be taken seriously and handled in a caring manner. Health care providers need to include questions about bullying on intake forms to encourage these disclosures. The aim of this article is to examine the current status of cyberbullying prevention and intervention. Research support for several school-based intervention programs is summarised. Recommendations for future research are provided.
KW - bullying
KW - cyberbullying
KW - electronic aggression
KW - prevention
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85020101341&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0706743716684793
DO - 10.1177/0706743716684793
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28562094
AN - SCOPUS:85020101341
SN - 0706-7437
VL - 62
SP - 374
EP - 380
JO - Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
JF - Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
IS - 6
ER -