ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
Technology Use and Rates of Cyberbullying Witnessed By Elementary School Aged Children.
- Tess Lewis
Xavier University - Elizabeth Wertz
Xavier University - Jennifer Gibson
Xavier University
Abstract
First- through fifth- graders self-reported technology use, witnessed cyberbullying, and reactions to cyberbullying. Cyberbullying was witnessed most frequently on video sharing apps and video games. 62.6% reported witnessing cyberbullying, with rates increasing across age/grade, but not varying by gender. 81.7% reported intended or enacted positive bystander response to cyberbullying.
Bullying