Cyberbullying’s silent victims
For some time, bullying has been acknowledged as more than a ‘character building’ aspect of growing up. Bullying is the use of power and aggression to cause distress or to control another person. It is about maladaptive relationships between people. Bullying is a substantial problem for many Australian children. Surveys suggest around 20% of early high school-aged adolescents will report having been bullied in the preceding 12 months, a similar proportion report being victims of bullying and around 5% report being both aggressors and victims. Bullying can be direct or indirect. Direct bullying involves an overt display ...
