Cyberbullying 

 
 
 
 
Quantitative Research 
 
 
 
 
Submitted by: 
 
Dave Evangelista
 
 
 
 
Submitted to: 
 
Ms. Dendi Lou Razonable LPT
 
 
 
 
October 2019 

 
 Table Of Contents 
Chapter 1:  
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Purpose of the Study . . . . . . . . . . . .
Statement of the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . .
Significance of the Study . . . . . . . . . . . .
Definition of the Terms . . . . . . . . . . . .
Conceptual Framework . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chapter 2: 
Research Background . . . . . . . . . . . .
Review Of Related Literature . . . . . . . . . . .

Chapter 3: 
Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restate purpose and research question
Population and Sampling . . . . . . . . . . . .
Instrumentation . . . . . . . . . . . .
Procedure and timeframe . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scope and Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chapter 4: 
Results, Findings and Discussion . . . . . . . .

Chapter 5: 
Conclusion and Recommendation . . . . . . . . .
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

References 
 
Appendix 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chapter 1 
 
Introduction 
 
The  Internet  and  information  communication  technologies  (ICT)  are 
becoming  a  natural  part  of  everyday  life  for  children  and  adolescents.  Many 
researchers  refer  to  the  generation  born  after  1980  as  ‘the  always-on 
generation’:  this  generation  is  growing  up  in  a  world  that  offers them instant 
access  nearly  everywhere  to  a huge amount of human knowledge. They have 
access  to  a  wide  range  of  social  media  that  offer  them  the  opportunities  to 
connect,  create  and  collaborate  with  each  other.  They  can play, watch and/or 
create  games,  make  videos  and  photos,  and  buy  the  products  they  want 
online.  The  down-side  of  these  growing  opportunities  is  that  they  also create 
more  possibilities  for  negative  experiences  such  as  online  bullying.  Online 
bullying,  mostly  referred  to  as  cyberbullying,  is  described  as  “.  .  .  bullying  and 
harassment  of  others  by  means  of  new  electronic  technologies,  primary 
mobile  phones  and  the  internet”.  Over  the  last  10  years,  many  studies  have 
been  published  about  cyberbullying  that  have  provided  increased  insight 
into  the  prevalence,  determinants,  coping  strategies,  and  (health-) 
consequences  related  to  cyberbullying.  However,  while  the  research  field  of 
cyberbullying  is  growing,  more  critical  studies  are  appearing  about  the 
uniqueness  of  cyberbullying:  is  it  just  a  form  or  an  extension  of  traditional 
bullying,  or  is  it  a  completely  new  phenomena?  In  addition,  recent  critical 
papers  have  been  published  concerning  the  different  definitions  of 
cyberbullying, instruments to measure cyberbullying and the poor theoretical 
background of most available studies. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Purpose Of the Study 
The  purpose  of  this  study  is  to  share with everyone the different causes 
of  cyberbullying and it’s effects to people. Furthermore, this study could even 
help people further understand the roots of cyberbullying. 
 

Statement Of the Problem 

Cyberbullying  is  one  of  the  most  common  problems  that  children  and 
teenagers  experience  today.  These  are  some  of  the  most  frequently  asked 
questions regarding cyberbullying: 
1. What is Cyberbullying? 
2. Why do people bully others online? 
3. How do people react to cyberbullying? 
 

Significance Of the Study 

The  results  of  the  study  might  be  of  great  help  to  everyone  who  wants 
to  be  able  to  use  and  browse  the  internet  without  encountering  with  these 
kind  of  problems.  Furthermore,  the  study  can  also  help  people  how  to  cope 
and respond to these types of situations. 
 

Definition Of Terms 
To  understand  the  terms  used  in  this  study,  the following words will be 
defined accordingly: 
Cyber  -  ​relating  to  or  characteristic  of  the  culture  of  computers, 
information technology, and virtual reality. 
Bullying  -  seek  to  harm,  intimidate,  or  coerce  (someone  perceived  as 
vulnerable). 
Cyberbullying    -  is  a  form  of  ​bullying  or  ​harassment  using  electronic 
means. 
 

Conceptual Framework 

 
 Chapter 2 
 

Review Of Related Literature  

Effects of cyberbullying 

The  effects  of  cyberbullying  have  been  predominantly explored in the 

area  of  adolescents’  mental  health  concerns.  In  general,  researchers  have 
examined  the  relationship  between  involvement  with  cyberbullying  and 
adolescents’  tendency  to  internalize  issues  (for  example,  the  development  of 
negative  affective  disorders,  loneliness,  anxiety,  depression,  suicidal  ideation, 
and somatic symptoms). (CL Nixon, 2014) 
 

It  is  suggested  that  the  school  violence  victimization  experience  and 
cyber  bullying  infliction  experience  has  an  influence  in  the  school  violence 
infliction.  And the cyber bullying victimization experience and school violence 
victimization experience variables exert effects. (MK Cho, 2017) 

Cyber  bullying  is  a  big  problem  in  many  teen’s  world  today.  It  is  one  of 
the many ways in which teens are being bullied and it is causing problems for 
many  teens  and  even  their  families  and  loved  ones.  Kids  have  killed  each 
other  and  committed  suicide  after being involved in a cyberbullying incident. 
It may even be a bigger problem than we know. (AA Manito, 2016) 

 
Prevention for cyberbullying 

Parents,  educators,  and  students  alike  have  concerns  related  to  the 
cyberbullying  that  affects  youth  in  Canada  and  around  the  world.  Most 
Canadian  teenagers  today  cannot  recall  a  world  without  the  Internet,  nor 
would  they  wish  to  do  so.  The  Internet  has  brought  new  opportunities  in 
terms  of  education,  idea  exchange,  and  socializing  to  levels  earlier 
generations  could  not  have  imagined.  However,  the  benefits  have  also 
brought  with  them  some  problems,  cyberbullying  among  them,  to  which 
solutions  are  sought  by  all  concerned.  For  some  time,  researchers  have  been 
examining  the  nature  and  extent  of  cyberbullying behaviors and the impacts 
such  online  interactions  have  in  order  to  develop  solutions  that  are  based on 
a greater awareness and understanding of the issue. (W. Cassidy 2018) 
 
The  strategies  for  prevention  of  cyberbullying  start  with  a  definition  of 
bullying.  Only  then  can  a  school  develop  school  intervention  and  prevention 
share  a  district's  policies  and  consequences  for  bullying  with  staff,  develop  a 
map  of  locations  where  bullying  is  most  likely  to  occur, advise staff to remain 
vigilant  for  evidence  of  cyberbullying,  distribute  a  list  of  indicators  that  may 
suggest  victimization,  provide  support  groups  for  students  new to the school 
setting,  remind  staff  that  bullying  may  be  in  the  form  of  gay  bashing,  advise 
victims  to  respond  appropriately,  encourage  bystanders  to  be  friends  to  the 
victim, and post a code of conduct in all classrooms. (CE Notar 2013) 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 Chapter 3 
 

Methodology 
 
Research question/s 
● How would most people feel when bullied online? 
● What would most people do when bullied online? 
 

Population 
The  population  for  this  research  was gathered from people who joined 
the  subreddit  thread  named  “PCMasterRace”  and  some  friends  of  the 
researcher. 
 

Sampling 
The  target  for  the  research  did  not  have  any  particular  goal  as  the 
research  included  anyone’s  experience  and opinions regardless of age, color, 
gender or nationality. 
 

Instrumentation 
The  researcher  used  the  survey  forms  option  in  the Google documents 
website  to  make  a  survey  that  could  be  accessed  with  a  click  of  a  link.  The 
survey  is  composed  with  basic  multiple  choice  questions,  with  some  of  the 
questions having an option to state an opinion. 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Procedure 
The  type  of  research  method  used  was  the  survey  method,  in  which 
the  survey  took  different  specific  answers  from  different  people  and 
compiled it into different sets of data. 
 
 

Scope and Limitations 

The  research  focuses  on  the  different  choices  and  opinions  about 
cyberbullying  from the volunteers who answered the survey. The research are 
only  composed  of  questions  that  are  related  to  cyberbullying  and  questions 
that  can  and  could  be  related  by  anyone  who  reads  and  listens.  Though,  the 
research  will  not  include  any  real  information  about  people  who’ve  gone 
through cyberbullying and their experiences. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 Chapter 4 
 

Results and Discussion 

 

 
The  pie  chart  shows  that  in  the survey, 20 (57.1%) of the volunteers have 
been  cyberbullied,  while  15  (42.9%)  of  the  volunteers  have  never  been  bullied 
online. 
 

 
Even  though  the  chart  before  shows  that  more  than  half  of  the 
volunteers  have  been bullied online, this part of the survey shows that at least 
22  (62.9%)  of  the  volunteers  have  bullied  someone  online,  while  13  (37.1%)  of 
them didn’t. 
 Now this chart shows that 17 (50%) of the volunteers agree that females 
would be most likely be targeted of cyberbullying, while 5 (14.7%) of them 
chose the opposite sex. But since there is an option to write their own answer 
in this question, some of the volunteers, specifically 5 (14.7%) of them thinks 
that the LGBT community is more likely to be targeted of cyberbullying, and 
then there’s some of them that thinks that it’s neutral. 
 

 
This  pie  chart  now  shows  that  the  majority  of  the  volunteers  in  the 
survey,  specifically  23  (65.7%)  of  them  would  would  just  ignore  any  bullying 
done  to  them  online,  while  7  (20%)  of  them  would  fight  back  if  it  does.  Then 
there’s some of them who’d fight back on another level. 
 
 
 
 
  
This  pie  chart  shows  that  20  (57.1%)  of  the  volunteers  agrees  that 
susceptible  to  cyberbullying,  while  15  (42.9%)  of  them  thinks  children  would 
be  more  susceptible.  Though,  it’s  shocking  to  see  that none of the volunteers 
think that adults are more susceptible to cyberbullying. 
 
 

 
Then  this  chart  here  shows  that  a  majority  of  33  (94.9%)  of  the 
volunteers  agrees that tennagers are most likely to cyberbully. Then there’s at 
least one person each who agrees on the other choices.  
 
  
Then  this  chart  here  shows  that  16 (45.7%) of the volunteers agrees that 
they  would  feel  nothing  if  they  were  bullied  online,  then  there’s  13  (37.1%)  of 
the volunteers that would feel angry if they were bullied online, while 3 (14.3%) 
of them would feel sad and one of them would feel depressed. 
 
 

 
This  chart  here  now  shows  that  a  very  large  majority  of  the  volunteers, 
specifically  32  (91.4%)  of  the  volunteers  would  agree  that  cyberbullying  can 
cause  suicide,  while  there’s  2  of  them  that’s  not  sure  and  one  of  them 
disagreeing. 
 
  
Now  if  the  volunteers  have  been  asked  the  opposite,  only  16  (45.7%)  of 
the  volunteers  would  agree  that  cyberbullying  can  cause  murder,  while  14 
(40%)  of  them  would  answer  probably  and  then there’s 5 (14.3%) of them that 
would disagree. 
 

 
 
 
 
Just  like  the  3rd  and  4th  question  of  the  survey,  the  final  question  has 
an  option  to  put  their  own  answer.  Now,  this  chart  shows  that  23  (65.7%)  of 
the  volunteers  agrees  that  social  media  is  the  major  cause  of  cyberbullying, 
while  4  (11.4%)  of  the  volunteers  agrees  that  games  are  the  major  cause  of 
online  bullying.  Then  there  are  people  who  think  that  things  like  the 
environment, family problems, etc. are the cause of cyberbullying. 
 
 Before  ending  the  survey,  there’s  a  questionnaire  asking  if  the 
volunteers  had  any  more  thoughts  on  the  subject,  and  here  is  a  picture  of 
what the volunteers responded. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chapter 5  
Conclusion and Recommendations 
 
Summary 
In  summary,  bullying  someone  online  is  a  bad  thing  and  no  one 
deserves  to  be  subjected  to  such  situations.  Especially  in  this  day  and  age, 
where  technology  continues  to  advance  further  and  further  as  the  day 
passes.  Everybody  should  keep  in  mind  that  one  or  two  hurtful  sentences 
could  lead  to  someone  ending  their  own  life,  or  worse,  end  someone  else’s 
life.  That’s  why  one  should  be  careful  of  what  they  say and what they type on 
the internet, because on the internet, anything can always happen. 
 

Conclusion 
Cyberbullying  is  a  problem  in  societies  that  are  advanced  enough  to 
have  the  technology  to  connect  with  other  people  online  and  is  not  easily 
fixable.  Cyberbullying  can  affect  anyone  but  is  most  prominent  in  today’s 
youth.  ​Cyberbullying  can  have  many  effects  in  one’s  life.  It  can  cause anxiety, 
depression, loneliness, unhappiness, stress and loss of confidence in one’s self. 
Furthermore,  cyberbullying  can  also  affect  the  performances,  attendance  in 
school,  self  confidence,  health  and  the  professional  reputation  of  an 
individual.  
 

Recommendation 
For  those  who  suffer  from  cyberbullying,  the  effects  can  be  devastating,  it 
could  leave  anyone  feeling  humiliated,  angry,  depressed,  feeling  hurt,  or  even 
suicid.  The  best  way  to  counter  cyberbullying  is  to  not  respond  to  any  hurtful 
messages  or  posts,  no  matter  how  much  it  hurts,  or  how  much lies they tell, just 
keep  cool  and  stay  low.  Responding  to  these  type  of  criticism  will only make the 
situation  worse.  Most  of  the  time,  what  they  only  want  is  to  satisfy  their 
happiness  through  bullying  so  everyone  can  notice  them.  One  of  the  important 
things  to  do  is  to  think  before  one  should  act,  don't  fight  back  on  a  cyberbully, 
because if one does, one’ll only make oneself look like a fool. 
 
 
 
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 Appendix 

This  is  the  thread  on  Reddit  where  the  post  for  garnering  volunteers  was  posted.  By  the 
way, the thread’s name is r/pcmasterrace 

Ironically,  the  r/pcmasterrace  thread  had  more  volunteers  for  the  survey  rather  than  the 
actual r/cyberbullying thread.  

 
  
This  is  how  the  survey  would  look  like when the link to the survey is pressed. Additionally, 
the  survey  form was created without requiring any log in whatsoever in order to maintain 
confidentiality.  

By the way, this is the link: 

 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nKv2OsyhUppyaNZBEY6ktdzKfuiFMYjzEnJptpnAPg8/vi
ewform?edit_requested=true&edit_requested=true 

 
  

Responses  from volunteers like this can’t also be tampered with in this survey. Google has 
implemented this in order to prevent foul play.