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Psychological Distress Caused by Cyber-bullying Among Non-heterosexual Youth
"And especially at this age -- pre-adolescence through adolescence-this is a time when peer influences are paramount in a young person's life. If one is ostracized and attacked, that can have devastating consequences-not only physically, but on their emotional health for the rest of their lives."
Forty percent of the non-heterosexual subjects indicated that their parents wouldn't believe them if they said they were being bullied online, while 55 percent reported that their parents couldn't do anything to stop it. Fifty seven percent also indicated that they didn't think a school official could do anything to stop it.
"They feared that there might be more retribution by 'tattling,'" stated Blumenfeld, who was bullied as a teen for being gay.
"One of the things we found is that the LGBT students really want to make a difference," said co-author Robyn Cooper, a research and evaluation scientist at ISU's Research Institute for Studies in Education (RISE).
Copper, who authored her doctoral dissertation on minority stress and the well-being of sexual minority college students, added: "They want their stories told. They want people to know what they're going through, but they don't want the repercussions of being bullied. So being able to respond to this survey was very helpful."
One-fourth of the LGBT and allied students said they needed to learn how to deal with cyber-bullying by themselves. More than 50 percent also feared telling their parents about the cyber-bullying because they might restrict their use of technology, which according to Blumenfeld is often the "lifeline to the outside world" for many young LGBT students who have been ostracized by their peers at school.
The ISU study also spells out ways to check cyber-bullying.
Blumenfeld said: "One of the strategies coming out of this study - since respondents expect and want their peers to step in more - is that we should find ways on our campuses to empower young people to speak up and act as allies.
"In bullying circles, it's empowering the bystander to become the up-stander to help eliminate the problem."
Source-ANI
TRI
Forty percent of the non-heterosexual subjects indicated that their parents wouldn't believe them if they said they were being bullied online, while 55 percent reported that their parents couldn't do anything to stop it. Fifty seven percent also indicated that they didn't think a school official could do anything to stop it.
"They feared that there might be more retribution by 'tattling,'" stated Blumenfeld, who was bullied as a teen for being gay.
"One of the things we found is that the LGBT students really want to make a difference," said co-author Robyn Cooper, a research and evaluation scientist at ISU's Research Institute for Studies in Education (RISE).
Copper, who authored her doctoral dissertation on minority stress and the well-being of sexual minority college students, added: "They want their stories told. They want people to know what they're going through, but they don't want the repercussions of being bullied. So being able to respond to this survey was very helpful."
One-fourth of the LGBT and allied students said they needed to learn how to deal with cyber-bullying by themselves. More than 50 percent also feared telling their parents about the cyber-bullying because they might restrict their use of technology, which according to Blumenfeld is often the "lifeline to the outside world" for many young LGBT students who have been ostracized by their peers at school.
The ISU study also spells out ways to check cyber-bullying.
Blumenfeld said: "One of the strategies coming out of this study - since respondents expect and want their peers to step in more - is that we should find ways on our campuses to empower young people to speak up and act as allies.
"In bullying circles, it's empowering the bystander to become the up-stander to help eliminate the problem."
Source-ANI
TRI
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