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Cyber bullying: An old problem in a new guise?

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Campbell, Marilyn A.·2005·Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling
DOI 10.1375/ajgc.15.1.68
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Although technology provides numerous benefits to young people, it also has a ‘dark side’, as it can be used for harm, not only by some adults but also by the young people themselves. E-mail, texting, chat rooms, mobile phones, mobile phone cameras and web sites can and are being used by young people to bully peers. It is now a global problem with many incidents reported in the United States, Canada, Japan, Scandinavia and the United Kingdom, as well as in Australia and New Zealand. This growing problem has as yet not received the attention it deserves and remains virtually absent from the research literature. This article explores definitional issues, the incidence and potential consequences of cyber bullying, as well as discussing possible prevention and intervention strategies.

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Authors
Campbell, M. A.
Affiliations
Queensland University of Technology (AU)
Corresponding author
Campbell, Marilyn A.
ORCID
Campbell, Marilyn A.
Venue
Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2005-07
Volume
15
Issue
1
Pages
68-76
ISSN
1037-2911 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1375/ajgc.15.1.68
OpenAlex
W2026081722
Cited by
676
References
42
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 31 · 2022: 35 · 2021: 25 · 2020: 38 · 2019: 46 · 2018: 36 · 2017: 33 · 2016: 55 · 2015: 69 · 2014: 61 · 2013: 50 · 2012: 55
FWCI
8.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling (publishedVersion)
  • QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
  • Faculty of Education
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
Keywords
cyberbullying, peer bullying, youth, definition of cyberbullying, consequences of cyberbullying, prevention, intervention strategies

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