The Prevalence Of Internet And Social Media - 794 Words

Technological advancements in modern communication were crucial factors in rendering ubiquitous access to internet and social media to be a reality. The prevalence of internet and social media in everyday lives has transformed interpersonal contacts to be as effective and convenient as they have ever been in the history of human civilization. Unfortunately, the advantages of technological advancements in modern communication were also accompanied by significant cost to contemporary society. Namely, the gradual emergence of cyber violence, particularly incidents of cyber bullying received increasing amount of attention from not only the popular culture but also from the realm of academia. What is cyber bullying? Cyber violence was†¦show more content†¦The quintessential method of understanding the prevalence of a social phenomenon was through the use of large scale survey study designs. Mishna, Cook, Gadalla, Daciuk, and Solomon (2010) conducted a comprehensive survey with a large sample size which focused on identifying the prevalence of cyber bullying among school aged adolescents ( Mishna et al. 2010). The results of their study revealed that almost all of the participants had access to internet and majority of them were online on a daily basis (Mishna et al. 2010). In addition, the results of their study indicated that about half of the participants reported incidents of being victimized by cyber bullying (Mishna et al. 2010). Moreover, a third of the participants reported experiencing negative consequences as a result of cyber bullying incidents and the vast majority of these individuals did not participate in retaliatory behaviors against their cyber b ullies (Mishna et al. 2010). An interesting finding showed that girls on average were more likely to become the targets of cyber bullying, whereas boys were more likely to become perpetrators of cyber bullying (Mishna et al. 2010). This particular gender dynamics in the perpetration of cyber bullying