Bullying at University

The Social and Legal Contexts of Cyberbullying Among University Students

Bibliographic Data

ID2314799
AuthorsCarrie-Anne Myers (City, University of London), Carrie‐anne Myers (0000-0001-8216-2844, City, University of London, corresponding author), Helen Cowie (0000-0001-9504-4812, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK)
Year2017
Volume48
Issue8
Pages1172-1182
Publication date2017-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0221 • E-ISSN: 1552-5422
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0022022116684208
OpenAlexW2598782369
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited27

Students within the university sector are "digital natives." Technology is not "new" or "alien" to them, but rather it is an accepted and normalized part of everyday life. With this level of expertise and competence, we could assume that university students are relatively happy with their online relationships. However, in recent years, there has been a growing realization that, for some students at least, the online world is a very dangerous place. The age of the students is of key importance here too, as those in higher and further education are young adults, rather than children in need of parental support. From this perspective, the university as an institution has a duty of care to its students in their learning environment regardless of their age. In this article, we consider the social and cultural contexts that either promote or discourage cyberbullying among university students. Finally, the implications for policies, training, and awareness raising are discussed along with ideas for possible future research in this under researched area

Competence (human resources · Duty · Higher education · Institution · Medical education · Pedagogy · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Raising (metalworking · Social science · Sociology · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Engineering · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · Psychology · Social Psychology · Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment

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