INVOLVEMENT OF TEENAGERS IN THE BEHAVIOR OF BULLYING & CYBER VIOLENCE

<doi>10.24250/JPE/2/2022/HT/AA

Abstract

The terms of bullying and cyberbullying have been more and more present in the educational systems all over the world. The changing social life and the increase of technological resources, has brought to different forms of aggressiveness within children and teenagers. Bullying is a form of aggressive behavior in which someone intentionally and repeatedly assaults, harasses, harasses or intimidates another person. Bullying can be physical, verbal or in the form of more subtle actions. It involves an imbalance of power between two people, most often children or teenagers. Cyberbullying means bullying through the use of digital technologies. It can happen on social networks, messaging platforms, gaming platforms and mobile phones. It is a repeated behavior in order to scare, anger or humiliate those targeted. Face-to-face bullying and online bullying can occur simultaneously. Cyberbullying leaves recordings that can prove useful and provide the evidence needed to end the aggression. Schools, have to find new ways to fight this trend. The present article, shows a brief theoretical approach on the main concepts, and deeper research on the situation of cyber violence in public schools from Iraq, Baghdad.