Abstract
While traditional forms of bullying have been steadily decreasing over the course of the last two decades, cyberbullying has emerged as a major concern among parents, teachers, and other professionals working with young people. Because cyberbullying is a relatively new phenomenon, its research base is not as well developed as research on traditional bullying. In this literature review, the authors synthesize current knowledge on cyberbullying’s prevalence among youth; its relationship to offline bullying; which youth are most likely to be perpetrators and victims; the negative effects of cyberbullying on victims; and the landscape of intervention efforts currently employed in the United States. In the process, they highlight areas in need of future researc
Recommended Citation
Davis, Katie; Reich, Justin; and James, Carrie
(2014)
"The Changing Landscape of Peer Aggression:
A Literature Review on Cyberbullying and
Interventions,"
Journal of Youth Development: Vol. 9:
Iss.
1, Article 9.
Available at:
https://open.clemson.edu/jyd/vol9/iss1/9
