How cyberbullying affects teenagers What is cyberbullying Cyberbullying is a type of bullying that in practiced at an electronic device. Some examples of electronic device are cell phones, computers and tablets and this type of bullying can be done in social sites, messages, chats, and in websites. Examples of cyberbullying are mean messages, embarrassing pictures, videos, rumors in chats and in sites, and also in fake profiles. People create fake profiles so they can make fun of other people in the anonymus status so nobody discovers who it is. What causes There are many causes teenagers do cyberbullying but the main ones are motivated by revenge, believe the victim deserves it, want to alleviate boredom, give into peer pressure, think everyone …show more content…
But you always need to be careful with this things because people can be harmed by this tools. Teenagers who suffer are affected in many ways, like starting to drug themselves and drink, start skipping school and in consequence have bad grades. They also start having low self esteem and start developing health problems easier. How many people suffered from cyberbullying In 2010-11 School Crime Supplement made a study that 9% of students in grades 6–12 experienced cyberbullying and In 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey studied that 15% of student from grades 9-12 experience bullying. In 2014 25% of teen agers report that they had experienced bullying through cell phone and internet. 55% off young people report that they were suffering cyberbullying by embarrassing or damaging photographs. 33% of the teens that suffer report that they were bullied by the internet. Megan Meier Foundation says: Because the National Crime Victimization Survey data is weighted to represent the entire enrolled 9th-12th grade student population, it is estimated that about 2.2 million students experienced cyberbullying in 2011. Of the 9% of students that reported being cyber-bullied in the National Crime Victimization Survey compared to 6.2% in 2009 (NCES,