Class 2 - Group 9 - Literature Review 01
Class 2 - Group 9 - Literature Review 01
Class 2 - Group 9 - Literature Review 01
Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying has become a rising concern for both schools and global society in
the Internet era. Multiple studies have been conducted worldwide and reported that
cyberbullying has negative impacts on mental health and leads to many other
consequences. Cyberbullying has many characteristics, and its definition depends
on different countries. Also, the victims of cyberbullying vary from children to
adults, and they depend on each nation. Some examples include the difference in
the age of cyber-victims, definitions, laws, etc (Cong, Ngoc, Bahr, Luot, & Dat,
2018) (Ruiz, 2019). The present paper investigates the definition, characteristics,
and solutions of cyberbullying. It is hypothesized that although each nation has
different forms of cyberbullying, they all have some characteristics in common.
The following five literature reviews attempt to demonstrate and support this
hypothesis.
The result in this study supported the hypothesis that there are seven typical
characteristics of cyberbullying in Vietnam and many other countries in Asia. The
first one is that it transmits negative, false, hateful, secret, and personal information
through electronic devices and applications indirectly. Second, cyberbullying
always intends to hurt the victim(s). Third, it is a repetition action and power
imbalance. Fourth, a victim(s) can be attacked anonymously or be faked identity
by the perpetrators, and these things may occur at any time of the day or night.
Moreover, the perpetrator can be an individual or group. (Cong, et al., 2018) The
result also indicated that these characteristics could be changed from culture to
culture. The perspectives of cyberbullying behavior are also different among the
groups of investigated subjects. Typically, they are psycho-educational experts;
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Psychologists, counselors; teachers; parents; and students. Each group shows their
knowledge and points of view about cyberbullying behavior.
All of these results combined confirm the hypothesis that there are various aspects
of cyberbullying, which can be seen from many personal opinions. This variation
contributes to creating an overall knowledge about cyberbullying in Vietnam. One
limitation is that adults’ perspectives are quite different from the ones of students,
and the knowledge of experts is often quite academic and theoretical, which are not
practical for students.
Next, the topic of attachment concerns the comparison between the existing
cyberbullying laws among selected ASEAN countries. In the article by (Ruiz,
2019) two questions were addressed. First, does cyberbullying have similarities in
the selected ASEAN countries? Second, what are the measures that might fit other
ASEAN countries’ needs. The focus of the study is to investigate the specific
characteristics of cyberbullying in six ASEAN countries then compare them to
suggest the most appropriate measures for each country. Moreover, this research
focuses on the law enacted to prevent cyberbullying in the countries investigated.
However, even though there is no explicit cyberbullying legislation that applies to
kids in this country, the Ministry of Education and Training has launched a
national education program called “ Building Friendly Schools and Active
Students” (Ruiz, 2019)
parental bonding and communication can also lead to the victims’ inability to
speak openly about their experience of being bullied.
Bibliography
Ruiz, R. M. (2019). CURBING CYBERBULLYING AMONG STUDENTS: A
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF EXISTING LAWS AMONG SELECTED ASEAN
COUNTRIES. International Journal of Social Sciences, 1286 - 1300.
Cong, T. V., Ngoc, N. P., Bahr, W., Luot, N. V., & Dat, N. B. (2018). Definition and
Characteristics of “Cyberbullying” among Vietnamese Students. VNU
Journal of Science.
Sen. (2019, 09 10). e.vnexpress.net. Retrieved from VN Express:
https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnam-youths-struggle-with-
cyberbullying-no-help-forthcoming-3978866.html
Ben-Joseph, E. P. (2018, 04). Cyberbullying. For teens.
Kalliope Athanasiou, E. M., Richardson, C., Greydanus, D., Tsolia, M., & Tsitsika, A.
K. (2018). Cross-national aspects of cyberbullying victimization among 14–
17-year-old adolescents across seven European countries. BMC Public
Health.