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Cyberbullying: What's the problem?
Author(s) -
Deschamps Ryan,
McNutt Kathleen
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
canadian public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.361
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1754-7121
pISSN - 0008-4840
DOI - 10.1111/capa.12159
Subject(s) - odds , face (sociological concept) , psychological intervention , economic justice , element (criminal law) , public relations , internet privacy , psychology , political science , criminology , social psychology , sociology , computer science , law , social science , psychiatry , logistic regression , machine learning
Abstract Cyberbullying has been a difficult problem for policy makers and observers to define. For some, cyberbullying is understood as a public health problem, while others view it largely as an education issue, and still others see it as a justice problem. In Canada, while the definition of cyberbullying continues to evolve, a nascent approach assumes that it is similar to traditional face‐to‐face bullying with computer‐mediated communication as a new element. This definition is at odds with recent research on cyberbullying, which may have significant implications for policy makers seeking to design effective interventions.