“Cyberbullying:a non-ending story in the digital era”
Vasiliki GountsidouPhysisist MSc.,
member of the management committee of cost action for cyberbullying
1.Race or ethnicity2.Gypsy, Roma, Travelers3.Refugees4.Religion or Belief5.Learning difficulty6.Disability7.Sexual orientation8.Gender9.Celebrity
Differences between traditional bullying and cyberbullying
1.Technological expertise2.Rapid historical changes3.Primarily indirect4.The perpetrator has some
anonimity5.Variety of bystanders6.No place to hide and difficult
to escape7.Reach particularly large
audience
1.Increase awareness of the problem:
a.School policiesb.Antibullying materialsc.Teacher training materialsd.Guidance for parents and children
2.Offer opportunities for children asking for help
3.More skills and opportunities of new technologies
4.Don’t criminalize them to children . It is their real world
P.Smith et alPROACTIVE STRATEGIES
WHOLE SCHOOL POLICIESPLAYGROUND WORKCURRICULUM WORK
REACTIVE STRATEGIESNon-punitive approachesProblem or emotional focused strategies
identity
Creation of identity by TEXTUAL procedures
Experiences outside and inside body Decentralization
Multiple charactersComplex nature
Types of cyberbullying
1. Flaming: a type of online fight. 2. Denigration: intentional damage the victim’s reputation or friendships.3. Bash boards: are online bulletin boards to post anything mean, hateful and
malicious4. Impersonation: breaking into someone’s account or by stealing a password 5. Outing: Private messages or images meant for private viewing, forwarded
to others.6. Trickery: when a person purposely tricks another person 7. Exclusion: intentionally exclude someone from community.8. Happy slapping: a relative new type of bullying. 9. Text wars or attacks: when several people gang up on the victim10.Online polls: ask readers to vote on specific questions, 11. Sending malicious code intentionally, to damage or harm the victim’s
system or to share confidential materials.12. Teachers and other educators are being targeted electronically. Some
teachers are insulted or humiliated and the image or video is then published online.
Mobbing-Working place cyberbullying1.Client bullying
2.Corporate bullying
3.Institutional bullying
4.Legal bullying
5.Pair bullying
6.Pressure bullying
7.Residual bullying
8.Serial bullying
Types of working place bullying1.Spreading false rumors about an employee 2.Intimidation or scare tactics about loss of job 3.Excluding or isolating a worker 4.Undermining or impeding a person’s work 5.Taking credit work and efforts done by staff 6.Offensive conduct which is threatening orhumiliating 7.Sexual, racial or religious harassment 8.Withholding necessary information or givingfalse information 9.Establishing impossible deadlines so the
personis set up to fail 10.Removing areas of responsibility with nodocumented reason 11.False documentation of records andperformance reviews
Czech republicAGE GROUPAGE GROUP TARGETTARGET AGRESSORAGRESSOR BOTHBOTH
12-1512-15 7.67.6 1.81.8 8.58.5
16-1916-19 14.114.1 1.21.2 6.06.0
20-2620-26 14.114.1 0.90.9 5.75.7
27-3527-35 6.86.8 1.01.0 2.92.9
36-4936-49 5.55.5 00 5.55.5
50-8850-88 12.912.9 00 2.12.1
1.Promote a work culture where all bullying (includingcyberbullying) is not tolerated 2.Establish a clear, written and well-communicated policyregarding bullying and acceptable use of technology 3.Provide training for staff and management in how to dealwith bullying in the workplace 4.Give concrete examples of what constitutes cyberbullying 5.Consider blocking access to Social Networking sites fromWork computers 6.Encourage staff to use their privacy setting on SocialNetworking Sites 7.Remind staff that anything posted on the internet is out oftheir control and is potentially there forever 8.Encourage staff to draft sensitive emails and re-read
them afew hours later before sending them
Don’t forget the 4 Rs1.Recognize2.Refuse3.Respond 4.Report
Thank you very much for your attention
Vasiliki Gountsidou