What are some reasons why people cyberbully?

Answer 1

Kids cyberbully because of different reasons. To get revenge or for fun to get poplular. Of for no reason at all. It can make the victim feel unwanted and isolated from their fellow peers and friends. To stop them is quite hard since some kids don't take these sort of things serously

Answer 2

Students who bully desire power over another and take pleasure in causing others to suffer; while students who are bullied may experience depression, low self-esteem, health problems, poor grades, and suicidal thoughts. Additionally, bullies are more likely than non-bullies to get into frequent fights, steal and vandalize property, drink alcohol and smoke, report bad grades, perceive a negative climate at school, and carry a weapon (OBPP, ¶ 4).

Olweus, D. (1993). Bullying at school: What we know and what we can do. United Kingdom: Blackwell Publishing.

Cox Communication in partnership with National Center for Missing and Exploited Children®, and John Walsh conducted a survey (2009) with 655 teens (13 – 18 year olds) in the United States which included questions focusing on cyberbullying. This report showed that 75% of victims thought it was done to be mean, however just 14% of those who bullied others declared this to be the reason. Fifty-six percent of victims thought the reason they were bullied was for the bully to have fun, yet only 28% of bullies attributed it to fun. Thirty-two percent of victims believed it was for the bullies to show off to their friends, while 11% of bullies attributed it to showing off. On the other side, 58% of bullies said they did so because the victim deserved it, but just 5% of those bullied believed this to be the case. Additionally, 58% of the bullies said they did so to get back at someone, and 32% of victims thought this was the case. Other categories for reasons behind bullying included: (a) being dared to, (b) out of jealously, and (c) to embarrass.

Cox Communication. (2009). Teen online & wireless safety survey: Cyberbullying, sexting, and parental control. Retrieved from http://scribd.com/doc20023365/2009-Cos-Teen-Online-Wireless-Safety-Survey-Cyberbullying-Sexting-and-Parental-Controls

Media Awareness Network exposed cyberspace anonymity as a unique characteristic which traditional schoolyard bullying did not have. “It is no longer only the tough kids who may act aggressively – it can just as easily be the shy, quiet types, hidden behind their computers.”

Media Awareness Network. (n.d.). What kids do online: Cyberbullying. Retrieved March 3, 2011 from http://www.bewebaware.ca/english/cyberbullying.html

The disturbing aspect of cyberbullying, is that youth who would never have been a schoolyard bully, are now becoming bullies because they believe they are faceless by using electronic means to bully.

Answer 3

Same reasons as regale bulling. Cyberbullies cyberbully other to make them selves feel good. Cyberbulling is very sieres and police CAN get involved with cyberbulling.

Answer 4

There could be a few different reasons on why kids bully other kids on the internet. It could be because they are bullied them self.