The long-term effects of cyberbullying in adolescents.
The research will try to help to understand the negative long term effects of cyberbullying in adolescents. Adolescents can be affected in different areas such as self-esteem, performance at school, substance abuse, sexual intimidation and relationships with friends and family.
The Study Design
"The aim of the study was to examine the effect of adolescents exposure to media portraying antisocial and risk behavior on cyberbullying behavior over time." (Hamer, & Konijin, 2015)
The study used a Longitudinal design which is a Descriptive method. (Hamer, & Konijin, 2015)
The study was spread out over a regular school year of two secondary schools, and assessed at the beginning, middle, and the end. (Hamer, & Konijin, 2015)
Cyberbullying behavior and exposure to media with antisocial behavior were the variables. (Hamer, & Konijin, 2015)
"All measures were taken with the Likert-type items, each followed by five-point rating scales." (Hamer, & Konijin, 2015)