by Cyberbully Advocate | Dec 7, 2022 | Asian American, COVID-19, cyberbullying, Journal Articles, Publications
PURPOSE Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a concern that cyberbullying incidents would increase as youth were spending more time online. Additionally, reports emerged that Asian American citizens were being disproportionately targeted due to the purported...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Dec 7, 2022 | Blog, Educators, Featured, sexting, sexting laws
Last spring, Brush High School (Brush, Colorado) assistant principal Bradley Bass was alerted to a student sexting issue at his school. He and secondary schools director Scott Hodgson looked into it. They talked to some students who were reportedly involved, and...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Dec 7, 2022 | digital self-harm, journal article, Journal Articles, Publications, research, suicide
Background Research on digital self-harm – the anonymous online posting, sending, or otherwise sharing of hurtful content about oneself – is still in its infancy. Yet unexplored is whether digital self-harm is related to suicidal ideation or suicide attempts.Methods...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Dec 7, 2022 | bullying, cyberbullying, empathy, journal article, Journal Articles, parenting, Publications, research
Bias-based cyberbullying involves repeated hurtful actions online that devalue or harass one’s peers specific to an identity-based characteristic. Cyberbullying in general has received increased scholarly scrutiny over the last decade, but the subtype of bias-based...
by Cyberbully Advocate | Nov 7, 2022 | Educator Favorites, Educators, Evergreen, media literacy, PDF Overlay, prevention, Resources
(For a formatted .pdf version of this article for distribution, click on the image above [or click here]). Media literacy is best defined as the ability to access, create, analyze, and evaluate messages in a variety of forms. Anyone can post nearly anything at any...
