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Cyberbullying During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Children and Adolescents

Handbook of Anger, Aggression, and Violence, Page: 1177-1199
2023
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In March 2020, COVID-19 was declared by the World Health Organization as a pandemic on a global level. Many governments started following longer or shorter periods of national/regional containment, which led to a rapid increase of digitalization at all societal levels. Risks were evident for children and adolescents, since increased information and communication technology use has repeatedly been linked to threats such as cyber-bullying (CB). This chapter reviews findings of empirical studies that investigate possible changes in the prevalence of CB during the COVID-19 lockdowns around the globe. First, we discuss research findings regarding the increase of CB, organized by the geographical region in which each study was conducted (i.e., Europe & USA, Asia, worldwide). Next, evidence of CB decrease, and /or stability is presented, along with possible explanations. Overall, the association between COVID-19 and CB does not appear to be linear, and the evidence is quite ambiguous as some research validated scholars’ concerns about the rise of CB during distance education, while others demonstrated a stable or decreasing rate. Finally, evidence addressing effective CB preventive and intervention practices during stressful times such as the COVID-19 pandemic is presented.

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