Open AccessCyberbullying in Individuals: Implications for Psychological Health
Author(s) -
Sundus Munir,
Iqra Ashraf,
Abdul Waheed,
Afrozah Nadeem
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
lahore garrison university research journal of computer science and information technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2521-0122
pISSN - 2519-7991
DOI - 10.54692/lgurjcsit.2019.030162
Subject(s) - psychology , mental health , face (sociological concept) , suicide prevention , negativity effect , human factors and ergonomics , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , poison control , social psychology , psychiatry , medicine , medical emergency , social science , pathology , sociology
The aim of this research article and survey is to acknowledge the modern term of bullying, and develop better understanding of it by accessing all facts and causes of this problem. The effects of cyberbullying are directly proportional to effects of face to face bullying. Cyberbullying is negativity and aggressive behaviors that is often generated in a person's mind, it's traumatically effecting the psyches of adolescents and adults too. It also negatively effects the development of children, their academic performance, physical and mental health. Cyberbullying is a worldwide problem and many countries are experiencing its consequences. Cyberbullying has various impacts, and causes on one's health, so many services are provided by service providers such as physicians, nurses, parents and social workers. The objective is to educate parents, society and adults about symptoms of cyberbullying in victim as well as prevention and controlling over this problem. This paper includes consequences of cyberbullying on both victim's and bully's psyches. A survey has been conducted and its results are also included in this paper which shows the awareness rates, online bullying percentages and also other related factors that arises from cyberbullying.