ПСИХОЛОГИЧЕСКИЕ ОСОБЕННОСТИ ВЛИЯНИЯ КИБЕРБУЛЛИНГА НА МОЛОДЕЖЬ: глава в книге

According to statistics, about 90 % of youth in developed countries have access to internet, along with that, about one third of children aged 15–18, spend most of their free time online. According to various researches, the communicative function of internet is particularly valued by the majority of users. Nevertheless, as with communication in real life, a person can become a victim of destructive socialization patterns online. This article is deducated to cyberbullying as an example of antisocial behavior in internet, most known Russian and foreign researchers of this subject are indicated. The definition of cyberbullying is given, along with its characteristic features and common forms. The data on cyberbullying prevalence in Russia and foreign countries is represented in this article, with possible explanations of divergence in numbers are suggested. The impact of cyberbullying on various aspects of life of youth is considered. The consequences of psychological, social, pedagogical and physiological nature are marked. Separately, gender and instrumental differences of cyberbullying impact upon youth are considered. According to the results of the mentioned research negative impact of cyberbullying is confirmed. The necessity of futher research of individual factors of persons involved in cyberbullying is justified in order to clarify and integrate the most effective coping strategies for this phenomena.