Estudio del ciberbullying en el colegio César Andrade y Cordero del cantón Cuenca

Abstract

The boom of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the present time has given most of people, especially teenagers, unlimited access to the Internet, exposing themselves to new forms of violence called cyberbullying.

Cyberbullying is a type of abuse which comes on the scene along with the development of technology due to the misuse of different media. It features the same traditional bullying, but bullying through electronic media like social sites, which in spite of lack of physical contact, causes the same impacts on the victim, such as low self-esteem, anxiety, poor academic performance, isolation, fear, among others.

This study aimed to diagnose the main types of cyberbullying among students in the 10th grade of César Andrade y Cordero high school in Cuenca; a quantitative approach was used and the technique for collecting information was a self-administered survey.

In regard to the incidence of cyberbullying, it showed 5.64% against a possible 25% for traditional bullying.

In regard to the types of cyberbullying among 10th grade students of César Andrade y Cordero high school, it was found that CYBERBULLYING THROUGH THE WEB is the worst type of cyberbullying, 6.95%, and the second type, which is done through MOBILE DEVICES, represents 4.17%.