Cyberbullying during COVID
Article review #2
By: Elena Bedoya
This article talks about human behavior and its effects in the digital world, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. It looks at how society and psychology play a role in cyberbullying, which happens when people use technology to hurt others.
This study tries to understand how much cyberbullying happened during COVID-19, what kind of people were affected the most, and how it affected their minds.
This study used different ways to research. It asked college students questions in surveys and talked to some of them in interviews. It also looked at specific cases to see how serious cyberbullying was during COVID-19.
The researchers looked at survey answers to count how many college students have experienced cyberbullying. They also looked at interviews to find common stories, ways other people cope, and how cyberbullying affects them mentally.
We learned about things like how to behave online and have consequences. It also relates to the study of web has such a large connection to us in the real world. this article talks about similar stuff. It says we need to be responsible online, understand the consequences of being mean online, and support those who are bullied online.
This study talks about how during the pandemic people who are left out or ignored might face more cyberbullying. In this article it talks about how we need to help these college students and understand their struggles.
By showing how cyberbullying got worse during COVID-19, this study helps us make better how to stop it. It also makes people realize how serious cyberbullying is and encourages us to be kinder online.
Source:
Neuhaeusler, N. S. (2024). Cyberbullying during COVID-19 pandemic: Relation to perceived social isolation
among college and university students . International Journal of Cybersecurity Intelligence & Cybercrime,
7(1), – . DOI: https://doi.org/10.52306/2578-3289.1140
Available at: https://vc.bridgew.edu/ijcic/vol7/iss1/3