Abstract
An integral part of how young people interact and live is increasingly evident in their online environment. This generation of young people are known as ‘digital natives’, they have not known a world where the use of technology is not present. As technology continues to embed itself within homes and schools, how young people use and access online environments is of interest to parents, government policy makers and the broader community. The implications to young people with this ease of access are significant. Cyberbullying is a recent phenomenon and presents challenges to both researchers and schools. Cyberbullying is another form of bullying behaviour and not a separate issue in itself. Cyberbullying, like other forms of bullying behaviour, is about relationships, power and control. However there is no common definition of cyberbullying and it takes many forms. The psychological and emotional impacts of cyberbullying on young people are similar to those of offline bullying behaviours. There are ways cyberbullying is significantly different from offline bullying.
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Chadwick, S. (2014). Introduction. In: Impacts of Cyberbullying, Building Social and Emotional Resilience in Schools. SpringerBriefs in Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04031-8_1
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