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Sextortion
When I think of the term “sextortion” I think of an offense marked by deceit, manipulation, and the callous exploitation of human vulnerability. I think of trust being violated, and I think of absolute...
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A Teen’s Thoughts on Social Media
I get a chance to meet and hang out with a lot of youth as I help schools educate their faculty, staff, and students about promoting positive teen technology use. With some, I’ve developed a friendship...
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The “Trump Effect” on Adolescent Bullying Behaviors at School
American presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton recently remarked that: “Parents and teachers are already worrying about what they call the ‘Trump Effect.’ They report that bullying and harassment are on...
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Helping Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder when Bullied or Cyberbullied
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects social communication and often is marked by restricted interests, repetitive behaviors, and focus and sensory issues. ASD is...
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How Social Media Helps Teens Cope With Anxiety, Depression, and Self-Harm
It is easy for many adults – whether educators or parents – to focus on the negatives of social media in the lives of teens today. This is understandable, because they are the ones who have to deal...
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Student Athletes and Social Media
Student athletes are no different than other teens and young adults in their social media use participation. However, they may arguably be held to a higher standard given their visibility and how...
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Coaches, Student Athletes, and the Misuse of Social Media
With each new year, coaches are increasingly dealing with the challenges of social media. This can include inappropriate, unethical, and even illegal student-athlete conduct directly or indirectly...
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Cyberbullying and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
This presentation is designed for school administrators, counselors, social workers, psychologists, and other professionals who desire a comprehensive understanding of (and action plan to deal with)...
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New National Bullying and Cyberbullying Data
Here at the Cyberbullying Research Center, we use data to better understand what teens are thinking, doing, and experiencing at school and online. We promote evidence-based and research-inspired...
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Summary of Our Cyberbullying Research (2004-2016)
At the Cyberbullying Research Center we have been collecting data from middle and high school students since 2002. We have surveyed more than 15,000 students from middle and high schools from across...
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League of Legends and Cyberbullying
League of Legends (or League for short) is the most popular multiplayer online game in the world, and takes place in a 3-D battle arena setting involving role-playing and real-time strategy elements...
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Resilience: Avoiding Victimization By Developing Social Competence
This presentation is designed for youth professionals who would like to supplement their existing programming and policies with student-centered empowerment. As more attention is given to the...
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2016 Cyberbullying Data
This study surveyed a nationally-representative sample of 5,700 middle and high school students between the ages of 12 and 17 in the United States. Data were collected between July and October of 2016....
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Cultivating Resilience To Prevent Bullying and Cyberbullying
Cultivating Resilience To Prevent Bullying and Cyberbullying We’ve all heard the “sticks and stones” adage while growing up, and the reality is that words – whether expressed online or in person – can...
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The Priority for Cyberbullying Prevention in 2017 and Beyond
With First Lady-Elect Melania Trump mentioning cyberbullying would be the major social issue she would like to prioritize and tackle during her husband’s U.S. presidential administration, everyone in...
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Millions of Students Skip School Each Year Because of Bullying
Over five years ago I saw a statistic that jumped out at me: “160,000 students stay home from school every day because of bullying.” This is a compelling and frankly unacceptable number. I thought...
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New Bullying Data—and Definition—from the National Crime Victimization Survey
The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is a large-scale data collection effort led by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Justice Statistics. A nationally-representative sample of...
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New Teen Sexting Data
As regular followers of this blog know, Sameer and I recently collected data from over 5,500 middle and high school students from across the United States. We asked 12 to 17 year-olds to tell us about...
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Facebook’s Global Safety Network Summit: Online Well-Being
A couple weeks ago, I attended Facebook’s annual Global Safety Network Summit in Washington, DC, to hang out with colleagues and long-time friends, and to make some new connections as well. Facebook...
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The ABC Model to Build Resilience Against Cyberbullying
Resilience online is built in the same way as resilience offline. We must provide opportunities for youth to face social and relational problems head on, and to recognize their own strength, agency,...
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