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- Title
Adolescent Victims Emerging From Cyberbullying.
- Authors
Brandau, Melvina; Evanson, Tracy A.
- Abstract
Cyberbullying is a pervasive public health issue, affecting 10% to 50% of adolescents and resulting in significant negative health outcomes. Due to the relative newness of cyberbullying, there are many elements of the phenomenon that are not understood. Fifteen adolescents and young adults who had experienced cyberbullying as adolescents, participated in one-on-one, semi-structured interviews. A grounded theory and model, Emerging From Cyberbullying, was constructed to describe the process of being a victim of cyberbullying. The process began by Being Targeted and a cycle of Being Cyberbullied, Losing Oneself, and Attempting to Cope followed. Once out of the cycle, victims could begin the process of Resolving and Finding Oneself. This theory can be used to inform cyberbullying prevention efforts and adolescent providers can utilize this theory to understand the process of being a victim of cyberbullying, promote open discussions with adolescents about cyberbullying, and offer suggestions for effective methods to cope.
- Subjects
OHIO; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; GROUNDED theory; INTERVIEWING; RESEARCH methodology; ADOLESCENT health; VICTIM psychology; CYBERBULLYING; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Qualitative Health Research, 2018, Vol 28, Issue 10, p1584
- ISSN
1049-7323
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1049732318773325