Acknowledgements	6
	Contents	8
	List of Tables	10
	Chapter 1: Introduction	11
	1.1 Aggression, Harassment, and Bullying	12
	1.2 Brief Outline of Cyberbullying	13
	1.3 Overview of the Text	14
	References	16
	Chapter 2: Definitions of Cyberbullying	18
	2.1 Defining Cyberbullying	19
	2.2 Media	26
	2.3 Behaviours	28
	2.4 Young People’s Understanding of Cyberbullying	31
	References	36
	Chapter 3: The Unique Nature of Cyberbullying	41
	3.1 The Digital World	42
	3.2 Repetition	46
	3.3 Audience and Visibility of Cyberbullying	47
	3.4 Power	49
	3.5 Anonymity	52
	3.6 Intention	55
	3.7 Relentless Nature of Cyberbullying	56
	3.8 Roles Associated with Cyberbullying	57
	3.9 Complexity of Legal Stance of Cyberbullying	57
	References	58
	Chapter 4: Prevalence	63
	4.1 The Importance of Understanding Prevalence Rates	64
	4.2 Conceptual and Methodological Issues	70
	4.3 Sample Characteristics	74
	4.4 Country of Study	76
	4.5 Factors That Predict Involvement in Cyberbullying	77
	References	81
	Chapter 5: The Consequences of Cyberbullying	89
	5.1 Psychosocial Adjustment Consequences	90
	5.2 General Consequences	95
	5.3 Suicide	98
	5.4 Involvement in Cyberbullying	100
	5.5 Consequences of Cyberbullying According to the Perpetrator, Audience, and Media	101
	5.6 Are There Really Consequences of Cyberbullying?	102
	References	105
	Chapter 6: What Can Be Done About Cyberbullying	111
	6.1 Interventions	113
	6.2 The Law and Cyberbullying	129
	6.3 Practicalities of Addressing Cyberbullying	132
	References	134
	Chapter 7: Conclusions	140
	7.1 The Need for a Common Definition of Cyberbullying	141
	7.2 The Need for Agreement on the Measures of Cyberbullying	141
	7.3 The Need to Establish Accurate Prevalence Rates of Cyberbullying	142
	7.4 The Need for Longitudinal Work to Examine the Consequences of Cyberbullying	143
	7.5 The Need to Develop Robust and Empirically Validated Interventions	144
	7.6 The Need to Clarify the Legal Status of Cyberbullying	144
	7.7 The Need to Recognise That Technology and Cyberbullying is Evolving	145
	References	146
	Index	149