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Impacts and effects of cyber bullying - Coggle Diagram
Impacts and effects of cyber bullying
Physiological effects of cyber bullying
Hard to notice: Difficult to recognize as adults may not be aware / witness the online content.
Persistent: 24/7 access granted by digital devices, which means there is no relief from the barrage of abuse as with traditional forms of bullying.
Permanent: Negative reputation online if not dealt with can impact a persons employment prospects, admission to university and other aspects of their live.
Emotional Impact of cyber bullying
Isolation – Victims can often be excluded from groups and left feeling alone.
Powerless – If a victim does not know who the bully is it can make them feel insecure and powerless. Often as there is little they can do depending on the platform used.
Humiliation – As information online in posts can be seen by vast numbers of people it can be embarrassing and make you feel expose.
Anger – Many victims even plot revenge on the cyber bully and retaliate.
Mental impacts of cyber bullying
Anxiety and depression – Trying to constantly handle cyber bully can make a victim severely stressed. Increasing their sense of isolation and destroy personal self-confidence.
Employment / academic issues – Victims often lose interest in their work and / or academic studies. This often results in an increased amount of absenteeism. They find it hard to concentrate and work studies will suffer.
Low self- esteem – Cyber bullies often look for things to make a person feel vulnerable e.g. how they dress or speak.
Behavioral impacts of cyber bullying
Use of drugs – An attempt to lose themselves and gain some form of mental relief.
Carrying weapons – As they feel unsafe and threatened they may carry a weapon to protect themselves.
Physical Impacts of cyber bullying
Stomach and gastro issues – stress and anxiety can ultimately lead to ulcers, abdominal pain, sickness and diarrhea.
Sleeping disorders – Nightmares, insomnia or sleeping too much resulting in lethargy.
Eating disorders – Eating habits may change such as skipping meals or binge eating. As they feel their life is out of control, using an eating plan even though it is unhealthy returns some level of control to them.
Addiction
This is where someone has little control over the actions and activities that they conduct and are mentally forced to do the same things again and again. for example gambling.