Surviving Cyberbullying: A Thematic Analysis of Online Videos.

This study sought to answer the following questions: 1) How do creators of online videos cope with or manage adolescent cyberbullying victimization? 2) What motivates adolescent victims of cyberbullying to share their stories of victimization in the same place where they were victimized? This study presents the findings of a thematic analysis of 40 video stories of adolescent cyberbullying posted online. Three themes were revealed for coping with cyberbullying victimization: 1) Internalizing Behaviors; 2) Disconnecting; and 3) Needing Support. An additional theme of Offering Support was identified as the motivation for why victims share their stories online and risk additional victimization. These findings have implications for health care professionals in self-reflection, identifying and responding to cyberbullying, and offering support and education to adolescents and their allies. PMID: 33105090 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Issues in Mental Health Nursing - Category: Nursing Tags: Issues Ment Health Nurs Source Type: research