CYBERBULLYING
Cyberbullying is the use of electronic devices to send hurtful and threatening messages to other people. Cyberbullying is a very big issue in today's society, 43% of kids have been bullied online and the bullying victims are 2 to 9 times most likely to commit suicide. It is known that cyberbullying is much easier than face to face bullying, this is because the bully can be a coward behind a computer screen and say whatever trash he feels like saying to his/her victim and nobody knows who they are because under a fake name and e-mail address. People bully the same reason they cyberbully, Justin W. Patchin and Sameer Hinduja wrote about cyberbullying and self-esteem they said that "students who experienced cyberbullying, both as a victim and an offender, had significantly lower self-esteem than those who had little or no experience with cyberbullying." This shows that people with low self esteem not all but some are the more likely to bully other people, just because they don't feel so great about themselves doesn't mean that they showed put others down to boost themselves up. What do you think about cyberbullying? Are a victim or an offender? Speak up talk to an adult, there is always a way to help with problems suicide is not the answer.
Patchin, J. W. & Hinduja, S. (2010). Cyberbullying and Self-Esteem. Journal of School Health, 80(12), 614-621.
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