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'Slagging' culture link to bullying
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By Ralph Riegel and Barry Duggan
Saturday November 10 2012
IRELAND'S traditional love of 'slagging' may be contributing to internet
banter that can dangerously escalate to cyber-bullying.
A new study has revealed that cyber-bullying is often dangerous because
it involves a victim's friends and offers little escape because of mobile
phone and social media access.
The study is likely to spark a radical rethink of anti-bullying measures by
schools, sports and community groups and Government agencies.
The study also found that access to social media sites -- including
controversial chatrooms like Ask.fm -- is at a much younger age in Ireland
than first understood.
One Dublin primary school was shocked to discover that 100 students, all
under 13, had Facebook accounts. The study found that so-called 'cyber
banter' on internet chat rooms can easily escalate to bullying.
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The study, conducted among Dublin teens, forms one of the central issues of the Psychological Society of Ireland's
42nd annual conference.
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It has been released amid national concern over the scale of cyber-bullying following the high-profile deaths of Erin
Gallagher (13) in Donegal and Ciara Pugsley (15) in Leitrim over the past three months.
Researchers have warned that Ireland needs to radically rethink its anti-bullying and teen support mechanisms.
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Researchers have warned that Ireland needs to radically rethink its anti-bullying and teen support mechanisms.
The researchers found that:
Bullying often involves former friends of the victim.
Victims can be targeted initially because of often trivial school disputes.
Victims are often reluctant to inform a parent or teacher because the bully is a former friend.
Those who engage in cyber-bullying often regard it as 'funny' and not dangerous.
However, the impact of cyber-bullying has been radically increased by the emergence of the social media and sites
such as Ask.fm, which offer bullies the shield of anonymity.
The study has also shown that cyber-bullying is more common among teenage girls than boys.
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- Ralph Riegel and Barry Duggan
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