Study Confirms Cyberbullying as Major Driver of PTSD in US Teens

First youth expo tackles cyberbullying

Keeping children safe during the months when they are in school is a top priority. But summertime brings new challenges for children and parents. Emotional and physical well-being is not the job of a school resource officer or a school…

Cyberbullying in any form can be traumatizing for kids

New research shows that cyberbullying should be classified as an adverse childhood experience due to its strong link to trauma. Even subtle forms -- like exclusion from group chats -- can trigger PTSD-level distress. Nearly 90% of teens experienced some form of cyberbullying, accounting for 32% of the variation in trauma symptoms. Indirect harassment was most common, with more than half reporting hurtful comments, rumors or deliberate exclusion.…

Subtle cyberbullying, like excluding peers from group chats, is just as traumatic as overt attacks, study shows

Subtle forms of cyberbullying, like exclusion or rejection, are as traumatizing as direct threats, a new study finds. Researchers say their findings show that no form of cyberbullying should be trivialized as 'less serious.'

Grandmothers provide smiles, insight and doughnuts to Chicago girls

Social media tears down girls. According to a UNESCO report, there is a direct correlation between how much time a girl spends online and increased emotional damage. A Facebook study found that a third of girls say when they feel bad about their bodies, Instagram makes them feel worse. Girls are 50% more likely than boys to report being cyberbullied. Plus — stop the presses! — TikTok is addictive.How to combat such a widespread, happiness-destro…

Study links all types of cyberbullying to PTSD in teens

As concern grows over adolescent mental health, a new national study adds to the growing body of research showing that cyberbullying should be considered an adverse childhood experience (ACE) – a category of childhood trauma linked to long-term emotional, psychological and physical harm.

Cyberbullying in any form can be traumatizing for kids, study reveals

As concern grows over adolescent mental health, a new national study adds to the growing body of research showing that cyberbullying should be considered an adverse childhood experience (ACE)—a category of childhood trauma linked to long-term emotional, psychological and physical harm.