ONE in FIVE teens is a victim of Internet Bullying

According to a survey released on Monday (1st August, 2011), conducted by researchers at Anglia Ruskin University, located in the UK: one in five teenagers has experienced a situation that is considered bullying on the Internet. Also, within that proportion, the majority of victims are girls. Survey participants confirmed that they were targets that have shaken their trust and decided to not go to school to try to avoid the attackers.

Of the total respondents, 18.4%, a percentage that represents a fifth of the participants, acknowledge to have been the target of bullying over the Internet or by phone, and the situations with these adolescents include disseminating messages and photos among acquaintances of the victims. At the same time, 273 girls participated. Of these, 22% said they had been victims. 200 boys were interviewed, of which 13.5% had the same situation.With regard to the knowledge that all interviewees had about other victims of bullying, the total came to 66%.

According to the charge of research, Steven Walker, "most Internet interactions are positive or neutral, but there are always new ways of bullying. They see the practice as a joke, a joke.With the increased use of social networks among young people, this practice will only grow, while the government does not face the problem head on. "

Besides the results on the amount of children who admit to having gone through this situation, only 45% said they would seek help whenever they face a case of bullying.