As concern grows over adolescent mental health, a new national study adds to the growing body of research showing that cyberbullying should be considered an adverse childhood experience (ACE)—a ...

Extensive online exposure of children has led to an increasing incidence of cyberbullying, which can have adverse effects on their well-being. This study investigated the roles of digital literacy and ...

Social Safety Theory predicts that socially threatening experiences such as bullying degrade mental health partly by fostering the belief that others cannot be trusted. Here we tested this prediction ...

You may have heard the term, “cyber bullying” used in news and popular culture, but what exactly is cyber bullying? Cyber bullying is any type of bullying that takes place in a digital space. Where ...

As concern grows over adolescent mental health, a new national study adds to the growing body of research showing that cyberbullying should be considered an adverse childhood experience (ACE) – a ...

While social media can be a way of pleasant diversion from the boredom and stresses of the world, a dark side is cyberbullying by acquaintances or strangers. For example, Fossum et al. (2023) surveyed ...

Almost half of American teenagers have experienced some form of bullying or harassment online, new survey results show, and a large majority think elected officials and social media sites aren’t doing ...

Each day, thousands of young people are exposed to physical and cyberbullying, both at school and after school, in their neighborhoods, and sometimes even in their own homes. In the United States, the ...

In a case that’s left both authorities and the local community stunned, a Michigan mother has been charged with cyberbullying her own teenage daughter—posing as multiple people online to send ...

As teens spend more and more of their time online, new challenges are adding to the angst of that phase of life—like the constant urge to compare their seemingly ordinary lives to the exciting, happy ...

Most of the risk factors around bullying come down to being different from one’s peers. However with better awareness around bullying, we can change this. Share on Pinterest Kerkez/Getty Images ...