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Effects of cyberbullying in social media
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I, Aiasem Koshimbay declare that this work is my own original research and writing and that all
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Aiasem Koshimbay
Zhansaya Tatyyeva
Global Perspectives & Project Work
Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Math & Physics
Almaty City, Kazakhstan
2015
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Effects of cyberbullying in social media
Introduction
Cyberbullying in social media disaster for every country. The research of National Centre
for Social (2009) shows, at the age 14, about half of teens were sufferers of cyberbullying.
Cyberbullying is a noxious matter. Cyberbullying in social media has different perspectives.
The first perspective is cyberbullying is severe issue, which is draw out to suicide and cause
of overkill. The Survey of National Crime Victimization (2011) data illustrates in 2011 about
2.2million teenagers were victims of cyberbullying, who enrolled teens of 13-17 age. Young
teens who were formed sufferers of cyberbullying generally results in destitute self-respect,
aggression and depression. The second perspective is cyberbullying is not severe issue. Thesis
of the research is cyberbullying is a severe issue for teenagers in KZ and for all over the
world.
Aim
The aim of research paper is to identify consequences of cyberbullying in social networks
in Kazakhstan, especially in Almaty. This research explains, “What are the effects of
cyberbullying in social media like Facebook and Twitter?” Also, research analysis other
countries, which have the highest indicator of cyberbullying and suicide all over the world.
Methods
Research is used different methods. The first method is primary research such as a survey
among the youngster in Almaty. The second method is secondary research, like articles, ready
surveys on internet, pictures, videos and data collections.
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Context
The context of research is cyberbullying in social networks like Facebook and Twitter.
Cyberbullying is deliberate and repeated damage inflicted using computers, cell phones, and
other electronic gadgets (Patchin and Hinduja, 2014). Teenagers at 21st century are addicted
to an internet-connection world, where social networks, blogs, instant messaging and
telephone connection as effective means through which particular cooperation takes place.
Unfortunately, growing generation are being exposed interpersonal outrage, aggression and
harassment over. Cyberbullying may seem like nil since there is not physical contact, but in
fact, it can do hurt even more than the actual thing. Behind of computers, there are real
cyberbullies, which have real feelings. Some of them have been driven to bummer, physical
bullies and rest of them have been commit to suicide. Teens at 21st century are sufferers on
cyberbullying. Most of all girls between 13 and 17 years are sufferers on cyberbullying in
social media like Facebook and Twitter. The most widespread form of cyberbullying is
through the messaging in social media (Cyber Bullying, 2012). India, Japan, Korea and USA
have the highest indicator of cyberbullying all over the world. Data of World Health
Organization illustrates (2009), 296 teens aged 14-19 years commit suicide in 2004-2009 in
Kazakhstan because of cyberbullying. The time period studied will be from 2005 to the
present. The geographic focus will be in India, Japan, and USA, which have the highest
indicator of cyberbullying and suicide. Results of these countries, compared with outcomes of
teens 13 -17 years in Almaty. Research is reported two perspectives. The first perspective is
cyberbullying in social networks is not severe issue. The second perspective is cyberbullying
is severe matter for teens.
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Perspectives
The first perspective is cyberbullying is not an issue. School outrange and bullying are
serious social issues. People notice, issue of school bullying is worse, more solemn than
cyberbullying in social networks. The Survey of National Crime Victimization (2013) shows
every day 7.8% of teens are sufferers of traditional bullying and 3.1% of teens are sufferers of
cyberbullying in social media. Unlike the cyberbullying, traditional bullying is worse than
cyberbullying.
Today, in the world of technology, it is accessible to find cyberbullies, which sit in the
fake page in social networks. For instance, police arrested two girls in Florida, which accused
with cyberbullying after the making fake page in Facebook in 2011 (Davis, 2012). It proves
that, today, it is hands-down to find cyberbullies before, while there was more threaten and it
was not very late. However, person has to be on guard, because traditional bullying would be
in any time. In addition, teens do bully for entertainment, because they are so bored and have
much time (Aftab, 2010). Several of them just do it for to get reaction or for giggles. Survey
of Teen Online & Wireless Safety (2009) shows, 28% of teenagers did cyberbullying just for
entertainment. However, traditional bullies might follow victims during the long time and
appear unexpectedly and could damage injury or even thieve sufferers. Traditional bullying
do not have relationship with gender as cyberbullying. Most of girls are victims of
cyberbullying in social media unlike the traditional bullying. Because of it, it is need to be
fear of traditional bullying, as it is precarious for boys too.
Traditional bullying may cross into the sexual persecution or sexual charge. Bullies may
have any reasons for bulling others, as wanting control, to steal something etc. Victims of
traditional bullying weaker than bullies, also bullying can has dangerous consequences,
depression, aggressions like a cyberbullying in social media. All examples and facts had
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been proved that cyberbullying is not a noxious issue like a traditional bullying. The counterargument is there are people, who think cyberbullying is serious matter for growing
generation.
The second perspective is cyberbullying is serious matter for growing generation that use
the internet and technology communication. Suicide among the youngster to be important and
serious problem for every country. One of the reasons of youth suicide is cyberbullying.
Teens are bullied and youth, who bully others, are on increased risk of suicidal thoughts and
commit to the suicide. According to the Suicide Awareness Voices for Education suicides
(2014), about 65 000 teens among 10-16 ages, commit to the suicide every year. Over 16% of
them consider suicide and 8% of students did seriously pursuit. One of cause of committing
suicide is fear of being disgrace in society. Second cause of committing suicide is obscene
words, which offend their dignity. Girls perceive cyberbullying more emotional than boys and
girls are more likely commit to suicide. Girls accost each other with obscene words, like
“slut”, “whore” and “beach”, which offend their dignity (Patchin and Hinduja, 2014). For
instance, girl 15 years old committed suicide, because of words in social network such as
Ask.fm in 2012 (buzzfeed.com).
The second effects of cyberbullying victims may experiences psychological impacts like
loneliness, depression, aggressive, low self-respect, incompetence to concentrate to
schoolwork and bad marks etc. Many of them fear to ask help from other people, because of
received embarrassment and fear of next disclosure. In addition, emotions caused by
cyberbullying in social media are often “hidden in plain-sight”. As reported by University of
Missouri (2012) data, 12.5% of teens had major depression cause of cyberbullying. Despite
the argument given in the first perspective, cyberbullying is a serious issue for the growing
generation. The counter-argument of second perspective is the most colossal issue of
cyberbullying is suicide.
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Results
The result of my survey illustrates, more than half of 99 of respondents to survey are girls,
who more interested in social networks than boys. As well about 76% of girls and 92% of
boys aged 15-18 use social networks in Almaty. Comparing the other social networks, the
first place in popularity among the youngsters in Almaty is Vkontakte (VK). The second place
in popularity is Instagram and the third place is Ask.fm. Around 72% of teens in Almaty do
know what it is the cyberbullying. Only 10% of them faced cyberbullying. Likewise more
than half against of controlling social page in virtual world. Because it is their own life in
virtual world. The rest of them consent to control social page, because parents have to defend
life of their children.
More than half of 99 of respondents to survey said, they would not do anything, if
someone did threaten anonymous through social networks. Inasmuch as they guessed, it is just
humor; they did not pay attention to it.
About 25% of teens would tell parents, if cyberbullies sent threaten anonymous through
social media. More than half accept, cyberbullying is dangerous for teenagers and
consequences of suicide .Most of 99 responding recommended for children, who were victims
of cyberbullying in virtual world to go psychologist.
Comparing with other social networks, Facebook is not so popular in Almaty, which have
the highest indicator of cyberbullying all over the world. The number of sufferers of
cyberbullying are less than other countries, like India, and Japan. The first reason is other
countries are developed countries, as Japan and USA in contrast to Kazakhstan. In addition,
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teenagers started to use social networks earlier than in Kazakhstan. The second reasons is
population of country. Certainly, all developed countries have huge population than
Kazakhstan.
Conclusion
The thesis of research is cyberbullying is serious issue for youngsters of world. The first
perspective is cyberbullying is not dangerous issue like traditional bullying. As teens do
cyberbullying for entertainment, just to get reaction or for giggles. The second perspective is
cyberbullying is solemn matter for society. Because it stimulate unacceptable behavior,
damage mentality of children and make internet unreliable for children.
In consequences of analyzing survey and evidences, cyberbullying is serious issue for
teens aged 12-17. It encourages privative effects for youngsters, like as self-respect,
depression and suicide. According to the survey in Almaty, one implication on future about
cyberbullying is to conduct lectures for teens aged 14-17. In these lectures contains of
explanation why cyberbullying is noxious issue for teens, consequences of cyberbullying and
push to solve issue on time. Overall, cyberbullying in social media is dangerous problem that
it is needed to solve.
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10)Как помочь детям, которые столкнулись киберзапугиванием?
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