MANIFESTATIONS OF CYBERBULLYING GENDER AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

This article’s main purpose is to study more deeply cyberbullying, considering three main aspects: the role of the actors involved; the absence of time and space, and the difficulty for recognition of victims and victimizers. For this, a qualitative study was conducted through the art of storytelling with a sample of 300 students in higher average level of the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico, was used as an analytical category manifestations of cyber bullying Willard (2006). We sought to identify the role of perpetrators, victims and witnesses, and their relationship to gender. This will allow a deeper approach cyberbullying than simple quantitative data of the phenomenon.

Keywords

• cyberbullying
• harassment
• abuse
• youth