scholarly journals Cyberbullying among Young Users of Social Networks

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 53-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.V. Kiriukhina
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Cyber Aggression ◽  
Digital Space ◽  
Internet Bullying ◽  
Youth Activities ◽  
Bullying Programs

In the recent years, the number of studies of modern adolescents’ aggressive behavior in the Internet, including cyberbullying, has increased. However, so far there are few summarizing works describing different aspects of this phenomenon and its specific manifestations in various social networks. The goal of the article is a review of foreign studies on virtual aggression among young users of social networks. Studies revealing peculiarities of the Internet-bullying in popular social networks and its negative psychological consequences are considered. Statistical data on the prevalence of cyberbullying among adolescents in a number of countries are given. The main motives of cyber-aggression are analyzed, as well as risk factors stimulating the involvement of young people in cyberbullying and factors decreasing its influences on the psychological well-being of young users. The article describes some modern areas of cyberbullying prevention. Better understanding peculiarities of adolescents’ aggressive behavior on various virtual platforms will help to develop effective anti-bullying programs and to increase the level of security for youth activities in the digital space.

scholarly journals Training of a future social professional for the formation of safe adolescent behavior in social networks

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Safe Behavior ◽  
Definition Of

The article analyzes different approaches to the definition of «social networks» as technological complexes of organization and management of electronic information exchange among the subjects of social relations, united by common interests, information needs and skills. Based on the analysis of the scientific literature the essential characteristics of social networks that affect the formation and development of the adolescent's personality are revealed. Role of social networks at the present stage of development of society, which is manifested in the representation of interests not only of social groups but also of entire social groups, is defined in the article. The negative impact of social networks on the personality of the adolescent, which is manifested in the expansion of adolescents in cyberspace, the desire for independence and adulthood, selfexperimentation, which leads to risky activities both on the Internet and in real life are revealed. Concept of safe behavior in social networks as a set of actions of the individual when using the Internet, helping to meet the needs and at the same time prevent the possibility of causing damage to physical, mental, social well-being and property of man and others is analyzed. The basic rules of safe behavior in social Internet communities are highlighted. The structural components of safe behavior of adolescents in social networks are singled out: cognitive, motivational and actionreflexive; the concept of «professional training of future social professionals for the formation of safe behavior of adolescents in social networks» is revealed. Readiness is revealed as a result of the process of training future social specialists for professional activity on the formation of safe behavior of adolescents in social networks; the author's definition of the concept «readiness of future social professionals to form safe behavior of adolescents in social networks» is given. Components of readiness of future social workers to form safe behavior of teenagers in social networks, such as cognitive, motivational-personal and activity, are described.

Social Networks and Well-Being in Democracy in the Age of Digital Capitalism

2021 ◽  
pp. 71-109
Author(s):  
José Poças Rascão
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Evolution ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Electronic Market ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Digital Capitalism ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The One

The objective of this work is, on the one hand, to study the new competitive forms that correspond to the development of the different markets linked to electronic platforms and social networks on the internet and, on the other hand, to develop a proposal for social welfare for the positive and negative impacts produced by the development of these markets. In the first part, the main social and economic changes inherent to political and social evolution are addressed. The main logical trends of the market are presented about production and modalities of information appropriation, in particular the new forms of information asymmetries in the electronic market.

scholarly journals Happiness in Czechia during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 10826
Author(s):  
František Petrovič ◽  
František Murgaš ◽  
Roman Králik
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Positive Emotion ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
State Of Emergency ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Anxiety Depression

The unprecedented growth of prosperity in developed countries, including the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, interrupted by the economic crisis in 2008–2009, came to a halt at the beginning of 2020. This was due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 respiratory disease pandemic, for which no cure was known in June 2020. The response of governments in the form of declaring a state of emergency and closing national and regional borders for several months had serious economic and, above all, psychological consequences. Anxiety, depression, and possibly suicides were expected to increase. In this paper, we focused on the experience of happiness, understood as positive emotion, expressing the highest degree of well-being. The conceptualization of happiness is based on the analysis of six indicators. The aim of the paper was to explore the experience of happiness during the COVID-19 pandemic in Czechia. Two hypotheses were formulated in terms of the expected effects of this pandemic on the experience of happiness. Measuring happiness in one region of the Czechia on a scale of 0–10 using both face-to-face methods and social networks yielded different results from those expected.

scholarly journals CONCEPT, MOTIVES AND CHANNELS OF DIGITAL SHADOW ECONOMY: CONSUMERS’ ATTITUDE

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 273-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ligita GASPARĖNIENĖ ◽  
Rita REMEIKIENĖ ◽  
Friedrich Georg SCHNEIDER
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Shadow Economy ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Digital Space ◽  
Money Flows ◽  
Digital Shadow

The purpose of this article is to define the concept of digital shadow economy and identify its determinants and channels from consumers’ position. In order to fulfil the defined purpose, the method of snowball sampling was employed. The results of the research revealed that consumers interpret digital shadow economy as an illegal operation in the Internet space, which generates illegal money flows for commodity/service providers or purchasers, and deprives legal traders/service providers from the revenue that could be officially accounted, calculated and declared. E-shops, social networks and websites are the channels, most commonly engaged for acquisition of goods/services in digital space; the categories of goods/services acquired by these channels include clothing and footwear, trips and entertainment, cosmetics and perfume. Purification of the concept of digital shadow economy from consumers’ position allowed to define the concept of digital shadow economy, which is a significant contribution to the evolution of the theory of digital shadow economy, and can enable to develop an instrument for measuring the scopes of digital shadow economy in further research.

scholarly journals Classification of Cyber-Aggression Cases Applying Machine Learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guadalupe Obdulia Gutiérrez-Esparza ◽  
Maite Vallejo-Allende ◽  
José Hernández-Torruco
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Virtual Community ◽  
Cyber Bullying ◽  
Spanish Language ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Cyber Aggression ◽  
Variable Importance Measures

The adoption of electronic social networks as an essential way of communication has become one of the most dangerous methods to hurt people’s feelings. The Internet and the proliferation of this kind of virtual community have caused severe negative consequences to the welfare of society, creating a social problem identified as cyber-aggression, or in some cases called cyber-bullying. This paper presents research to classify situations of cyber-aggression on social networks, specifically for Spanish-language users of Mexico. We applied Random Forest, Variable Importance Measures (VIMs), and OneR to support the classification of offensive comments in three particular cases of cyber-aggression: racism, violence based on sexual orientation, and violence against women. Experimental results with OneR improve the comment classification process of the three cyber-aggression cases, with more than 90% accuracy. The accurate classification of cyber-aggression comments can help to take measures to diminish this phenomenon.

scholarly journals Cyberbullying during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-87
Author(s):  
Gulmira Ukatayevna Utemissova ◽  
Summers Danna ◽  
Vasyagina Nataliya Nikolaevna
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Traditional Bullying ◽  
Keywords Internet ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Face

The Internet and advanced technology are increasingly dominating our lives. The number of researches regarding the aggressive behaviour of teenagers on the Internet is rapidly increasing. This study aims at revealing the features of cyberbullying in popular social networks and its negative psychological consequences. This article summarises the results of using Google Trends in the context of ‘bullying’ and ‘cyberbullying’ during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan during the transition to distance learning. A total number of 32 adolescents participated in an online survey about cyberbullying. According to our results, all participants said that this is a terrifying fact to believe that they cannot rely on adults when it comes to cyberbullying unlike traditional bullying, where the aggressor is known to the face and can be avoided, but the pursuer is anonymous in cyberspace. Cyberbullying can be particularly dangerous for children and adolescents who have had traumatic experiences or who have experienced rejection within the family.   Keywords: Internet space, cyberbullying, victimisation, COVID-19, technology.

scholarly journals Traditional and digital cyberbulling prevention

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. Vikhman ◽  
E. N. Volkova ◽  
L. V. Skitnevskaya
Keyword(s):  
Self Esteem ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Personal Resources ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Cyber Aggression ◽  
Role Structure ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Bullying Programs

Introduction. The prevalence of information technology and the availability of the Internet have led to the emergence of a new form of bullying – cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is harassment that occurs through the use of technology (computer, mobile phones) and the Internet (e-mail, social networks, messengers). Unlike direct, contact forms of bullying, it has a number of specific properties such as: anonymity; distance; a large number of witnesses and uncontrolled dissemination of information provided by the Internet.Materials and Methods. The article presents a theoretical overview of the directions of prevention of cyberbullying. In the process of scientific search, theoretical research methods were used: comparative analysis, generalization, interpretation.Results. Taking into account the discussion about the similarities and differences between traditional bullying and cyberbullying, both traditional forms of joint prevention of aggression offline and online, as well as specific digital opportunities for assistance and support to victims of cyber aggression are highlighted.Anti-bullying programs, taking into account the role structure and complexity of influence, have proven their effectiveness in the situation of cyberbullying. Particular attention is paid to individual personal resources, the development or correction of which reduces the risk of cyber-victimization and cyber-aggression, facilitates coping with cyber-aggression and mitigates its negative consequences. Such personal resources include emotional intelligence and resilience, the ability to empathy, responsibility, moral and moral feelings, a sense of gratitude, emotions of forgiveness, balanced self-esteem, self-esteem, values of friendship and cohesion, controlled anger and temper, openness to new experiences and adaptive coping strategies with difficulties.The specific characteristics (the use of computer technology, anonymity, disinhibition) of cyberbullying allow the use of digital opportunities for its prevention: reducing the computer dependence of cyberbullying participants and redirecting unproductive activity on the Internet to the experience and skills of digital socialization, health-saving digital technologies, coping with online risks, parental control over the use of the Internet and the formation of Internet etiquette.Discussion and Conclusions. Unlike traditional forms of bullying, the digital environment itself can be an effective resource for preventing cyberbullying and mitigating its consequences. Victims of cyber aggression prefer to receive anonymous help via the Internet, and this makes cyberspace an ideal place for prevention and assistance in an online form.In general, the resource direction of prevention is the systematic tactical development of social, emotional, communicative and digital skills, as well as the strategic search and development of individual personal resources.

scholarly journals Critical Analysis of the Risks in the Use of the Internet and Social Networks in Childhood and Adolescence

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Núñez-Gómez ◽  
Kepa Paul Larrañaga ◽  
Celia Rangel ◽  
Félix Ortega-Mohedano
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Digital Identity ◽  
Digital Space ◽  
Adults And Children ◽  
Use Of The Internet

Kids are people who consume content on the Internet very frequently and actively participate in social networks, so it is necessary to know the risks of their use by children and adolescents, in order to propose a critical analysis of them. This work is the result of two research studies: a qualitative and a quantitative analysis of 1,350 children and adolescents between 6 and 12 years old living in Spain. The objectives of this paper are analysing the attitudes of children and adolescents about the safe use of the Internet and social networks, studying the differences in the discourse of children and adults about the risks of their use, as well as defining areas for improvement to promote the safe use of the Internet and social networks. The main findings include intergenerational tensions between adults and children in the use of the Internet, the difficulty of reaching consensus and quality support when using the Internet. Children have transcended the physical and digital space considering it, so they must be given the tools, competences and security to fully develop their digital identity.

scholarly journals Criminological Analysis and Filtering of Sites with Aggressive Content

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (29) ◽  
pp. 482-488
Author(s):  
Nguyen Huy Binh
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Current Problem ◽  
Forensic Analysis ◽  
Cyber Bullying ◽  
Logical Analysis ◽  
The Internet ◽  
A Site ◽  
Criminological Analysis

The work carried out a study of the current problem of minimizing risks and damage from aggressive impacts on the Internet, in social networks. The methodology of system and forensic analysis has been used. Using methods of mathematical and information-logical analysis, comparative and cognitive analysis of counteraction to aggressive impact on the visitor or owner of the site (moderator of the forum) is carried out. Methods of aggressive behavior (disinhibition, trolling, cyber-bullying and astroturfing), their local and global goals - up to the capture and management of communicative resources for the purpose of affecting the user - have been analyzed. Aggressiveness on the site has become a public problem, legally not only in Vietnam, but also in many countries, including Russia, France, South Korea, etc. Hosting distances itself from an important problem for it as well. The aggressiveness of a site is classified by the site's aggressiveness scale. Criminological identification of aggression and aggressor is a complex and multidimensional problem. Was carried out systemic and practical, criminological analysis of aggressive behavior on sites. Was possible to formulate and propose measures, approaches to filtering and combating aggressive behavior on the site, as well as to formalize it mathematically, for subsequent research. The analysis will help to counter the aggressor and support the victim.

scholarly journals 'Asegúrate' Program: Effects on cyber-aggression and its risk factors

Comunicar ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (56) ◽  
pp. 39-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosario del-Rey ◽  
Joaquín-A. Mora-Merchán ◽  
José-A. Casas ◽  
Rosario Ortega-Ruiz ◽  
Paz Elipe
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Experimental Methodology ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Redes Sociales ◽  
Cyber Aggression ◽  
Bullying Intervention ◽  
Factores De Riesgo ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

Intervention against cyberbullying and other risks associated with the misuse of ITC and social networks is an important social demand. The «Asegúrate» Program tries to support teachers in this intervention. This research shows the impact of the program among those that have shown to be less sensitive to other ones: cyber-aggressors. Concretely, the impact of the program on the prevalence of aggression in cyberbullying and bullying, sexting and abusive use of the Internet and social networks are analyzed. The evaluation of the program was carried out with a sample of 479 students (54.9% girls) of Compulsory Secondary Education (age M=13.83. SD=1.40) through a quasi-experimental methodology, with two measures over time. The instruments used were the “European Cyberbullying Intervention Project Questionnaire”, the “European Bullying Intervention Project Questionnaire”, the ”Internet Related Experiences Questionnaire” and two items about sexting involvement. The results show that the involvement in cyber aggression, sexting, and intrapersonal dimension of abusive use of Internet and social network increases without intervention, whereas it diminishes when the intervention is carried out. Moreover, a significant decrease in the aggression and cyber aggression among cyber aggressors is evidenced. Thus, “Asegúrate” Program is effective for decreasing the prevalence of aggressions and cyber aggressions as well as the involvement in other phenomena considered cyberbullying risk factors. La intervención contra el ciberacoso entre escolares y otros riesgos asociados al uso inapropiado de las TIC y las redes sociales, es una importante demanda social. El programa «Asegúrate» pretende facilitar la labor docente en dicha intervención. El presente trabajo da cuenta del impacto de este programa entre quienes han mostrado ser menos sensibles en otros programas: los ciberagresores. Concretamente, se analiza su impacto en la prevalencia de agresión en ciberacoso y acoso escolar, así como en sexting y uso abusivo de Internet y redes sociales. La evaluación del programa se desarrolló con un total de 479 estudiantes (54,9% chicas) de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (edad M=13,83. DT=1,40) mediante una metodología cuasi-experimental, con dos mediciones a lo largo del tiempo. Los instrumentos utilizados fueron el «European Cyberbullying Intervention Project Questionnaire», el «European Bullying Intervention Project Questionnaire», el «Cuestionario de Experiencias Relacionadas con Internet» y dos ítems sobre implicación en sexting. Los resultados muestran que, en ausencia de intervención, la implicación en ciberagresión, sexting y la dimensión intrapersonal del uso abusivo de Internet y redes sociales aumenta mientras que, con intervención, dichas implicaciones disminuyen. Asimismo, se evidencia una disminución significativa de la intensidad de la agresión y ciberagresión en ciberagresores. Por tanto, se puede afirmar que el programa resulta efectivo tanto para disminuir la prevalencia de agresiones y ciberagresiones como la implicación en otros fenómenos considerados factores de riesgo del ciberacoso.

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