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Cyberbullying Leverages a Perfect Storm of Social Pressure, Psychological Development, and Information Overload

Students who are the targets of cyberbullying campaigns can’t escape it after school hours, since the malicious activity follows them online, expanding the opportunities for continuous attacks.

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In an Age of Cyberbullying and Exploitation, Digital Footprints Remain a Limited Part of Schools’ BTAM Processes

Students spent hours a day online, and social media is an intrinsic part of their social lives. But online footprints remain a limited part of behavioral threat assessment processes.

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Fast Facts: Cyberbullying Rates Continue to Climb for U.S. Teenagers

More than 44 percent of 13-year-old U.S. boys said they were cyberbullied—a noteworthy spike in incidents among young male students.

Middle school student with a backpack looking downward and sad or concerned in the foreground, with several other students talking about the boy outside a school building.

Why Bullying Rachets Up in Middle School

Puberty triggers a cascade of hormonal and developmental changes in children. That same development extends to new social dynamics that set the stage for bullying.