Junior and senior-high school students are more likely to commit cyberbullying, as they are using social networking sites where cyberbullying is most rife, researchers said on Wednesday.
A study funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, and co-led by National Chengchi University Department of Advertising professor Chang Ching-ching (張卿卿) and National Chiao Tung University Department of Communication and Technology professor Tao Chen-chao (陶振超), conducted a survey on a pool of students aged from nine to 17, to understand their Internet habits.
About 5.8 percent of respondents said that they had been targets of cyberbullying, while about 8.3 percent said they had bullied other Internet users.
The survey showed that the most common form of cyberbullying among young people is through “liking” posts containing derogatory messages and that most of those bullied reacted by ignoring the abuse.
The results showed that online anonymous abuse of school peers declines as the students get older, but random cyberbullying of strangers increased.
High-school students are most likely to commit cyberbullying, the study showed.
The survey showed that social networking Web sites such as Facebook and Plurk were the most common places for abuse, followed by online games.
Sending abusive messages via instant messages or online chat rooms was another common form of bullying, with a quarter of respondents saying they have been bullied this way, the study showed.
Furthermore, those who have been bullied online are more prone to become bullies, it showed.
Tao said that usually teenagers bully others or are bullied online because they feel somewhat frustrated with their life.
He recommended that these teenagers seek help from their parents or teachers instead of turning to the Internet to vent their frustrations.
The study also provided an insight into why many teenagers are obsessed with Facebook.
Many teenagers are “afraid of missing out” on what is happening with their Facebook contacts and many seek self-identity and recognition by interacting on Facebook.
The study showed that teenagers who use Facebook excessively feel dissatisfied with their life and viewed the Web site as a means to “keep up with trends.”
The study was based on a pool of 1,959 participants, with 1,745 saying that they use the Internet regularly.
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