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Today, a substantial part of many young people’s everyday lives take place online. One of the possible downsides of peer interaction on the Internet is cyberbullying. This form of bullying is conducted through modern information and communication technology and can involve for instance hurtful photos, videos and texts that are uploaded to pages on the Internet and offensive text messages. Cyberbullying is a relatively new phenomenon; therefore, this chapter begins with a short overview of how cyberbullying can be defined and which behaviours it is that are included in this form of aggressive peer interaction. Research shows that being bullied online is associated with several negative consequences such as somatic symptoms and poor body esteem. The chapter therefore includes a section on students’ experiences of and reactions to cyberbullying. A question that is posed in the chapter is: What can be done to counteract cyberbullying? In order to answer this question suggestions given by Swedish youths are presented.
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Berne, S., Frisén, A., Berne, J. (2019). Cyberbullying in Childhood and Adolescence: Assessment, Negative Consequences and Prevention Strategies. In: Lunneblad, J. (eds) Policing Schools: School Violence and the Juridification of Youth. Young People and Learning Processes in School and Everyday Life, vol 2. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18605-0_10
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