Cyberbullying and Girls: A Literature Review

Published On: March 2, 2019

Written By: Mira Gambhir and Alexandra Rodney

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Overview

This research brief provides a synopsis of selected literature that focuses on girls’ experiences of cyberbullying. It serves as a companion to our recently published study: “Individual and Collective Well-Being: Ten-Year Study of Bullying-Prevention Programming in an All-Girls’ School”, along with “Girls and Bullying: A Literature Review.”

Introduction

This brief is based on a review of scholarly publications on youth and bullying that focus on students in Grades 4–12, published primarily between 2005 and 2017, with a selection of relevant articles published prior to 2005. A total of 127 books, book chapters, and journal articles about girls and bullying were reviewed. The research was predominantly conducted in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, and contains significant findings related to girls and cyberbullying.

This review summarizes cyberbullying research conducted exclusively with girls or that reveals significant differences between the experiences of girls and boys. Five articles present research conducted in single-sex schools; the other studies took place in co-ed schools.

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