Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

Fall 12-5-2024

Faculty Advisor(s)

Micol Hebron

Abstract

My research will focus on the question, why female teen users of social media, such as Instagram, are cyberbullied more compared to other users from different age and or gender groups. I am conducting this research in order to spread awareness of the negative effects of cyberbullying and to encourage in having more empathy towards others when online. Hopefully by approaching and utilizing social media in a way that is more compassionate towards others, there will be less victims and lives lost due to cyberbullying. This research will provide a brief summary of the origins of cyberbullying and how it became so prevalent today. It will also explore the different forms/types of cyberbullying, such as doxing, harassing comments, and sexting, as well as which types of cyberbullying female teens experience the most frequently. I will also include a case study of an actual female teen victim of cyberbullying to strengthen my argument. Using methods outlined in the Information Literacy portion of the FFC program, I will be researching this topic using a variety of strategies. My research will involve the use of academic articles, books, as well as personal experiences to support my argument. I expect to find that the reason female teens are more likely to be harassed on social media to be linked to the sexist origins and structures of social media, as well as the influence of traditional gender roles in society. I expect that this research will show the extent and severity cyberbullying can have on teen women. I hope that through my research and by bringing awareness to this issue, I might also be able to propose some ways to counteract the negative effects of cyberbullying.

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Presented at the Fall 2024 Student Scholar Symposium at Chapman University.

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