Grade Level at Time of Presentation
Sophomore
Major
Advertising
Minor
Marketing
Institution
Murray State University
KY House District #
5
KY Senate District #
1
Faculty Advisor/ Mentor
Dr. Melony Shemberger
Department
Journalism and Mass Communications
Abstract
Abstract Cyberbullying is something that is becoming prevalent in today’s digital society. It is something that impacts more than one age group, but the primary age group seems to be aged 13-18. As a society, it is recognized that cyberbullying happens. However, how often does one stop to think deeper? In this research, I will approach cyberbullying from a mental health standpoint. I will demonstrate things such as why certain demographics are more susceptible to the impact of cyberbullying, what mental illnesses are caused by cyberbullying, and present statistics that, hopefully, motivate people to begin to combat this issue. Over the course of this project, I hope that I may capture attention, inform people, and cause them to take some sort of action. Overall, my purpose in this writing is to capture attention and generate change.
Included in
Communication Technology and New Media Commons, Mass Communication Commons, Other Mental and Social Health Commons, Social Influence and Political Communication Commons, Social Media Commons
Cyberbullying and Teenage Mental Health
Abstract Cyberbullying is something that is becoming prevalent in today’s digital society. It is something that impacts more than one age group, but the primary age group seems to be aged 13-18. As a society, it is recognized that cyberbullying happens. However, how often does one stop to think deeper? In this research, I will approach cyberbullying from a mental health standpoint. I will demonstrate things such as why certain demographics are more susceptible to the impact of cyberbullying, what mental illnesses are caused by cyberbullying, and present statistics that, hopefully, motivate people to begin to combat this issue. Over the course of this project, I hope that I may capture attention, inform people, and cause them to take some sort of action. Overall, my purpose in this writing is to capture attention and generate change.