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Towards a Communication-Based Approach to Cyber-Bullying
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Author(s): Artemio Ramirez, Jr. (The Ohio State University, USA), Matthew S. Eastin (Lasell College, USA), Jennifer Chakroff (The Ohio State University, USA)and Vincent Cicchirillo (University of Texas at Austin, USA)
Copyright: 2008
Pages: 14
Source title:
Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Sigrid Kelsey (Louisiana State University, USA)and Kirk St.Amant (East Carolina University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-863-5.ch026
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Abstract
Cyber-bullying, or the repeated (mis)use of technology to harass, intimidate, or terrorize another person (Franek, 2004), is a growing problem among adolescents and teenagers in schools. Although cyberbullying inherently implicates important aspects of the communication process, scholars interested in computer-mediated communication have been slow to investigate this phenomenon. This chapter presents an initial effort to document this phenomenon from a communication-based perspective and offers a theoretical foundation for its examination. In so doing, the present chapter provides a review of how the concept of bullying has been traditionally been understood, contextualizes bullying within a mediated context, discusses existing research on cyber-bullies and victims, and applies existing theoretical approaches to understand the motivation behind and effects of cyber-bullying.
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