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> The study also found that adolescent males are more likely to engage in cyberbullying than females, aligning with past studies that show aggressive behaviors
by undefined1 6y ago
> The study also found that adolescent males are more likely to engage in cyberbullying than females, aligning with past studies that show aggressive behaviors tend to be more male driven.
for a certain definition of aggression. but social media bullying is a Mean Girls phenomenon. it's reputation and character assassination, which is aggressive behavior. male aggression tends to be physical and they spend more time playing video games, while females spend more time on social media. as a result, girls are seeing higher rates of depression compared to boys.
here's the research on this topic that Jonathan Haidt and other academics are maintaining;
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w-HOfseF2wF9YIpXwUUtP65-olnkPyWcgF5BiAtBEy0/edit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w-HOfseF2wF9YIpXwUUtP65-...
- Solvitieg 6y agoBut if you remove the ability to be physically aggressive, would you expect the bullying to stop?
- abduhl 6y agoWhat is cyber bullying defined as in the study? I kill you in Counter Strike and drop a spray. Were you just cyber bullied? I kill you in COD and call you a newbie via voice. Were you just cyber bullied? I’m on your team in Dota and tell you that you’re terrible and should uninstall the game. Were you just cyber bullied? I tell our mutual friend group that you’re dating Jan the Man. Were you just cyber bullied? I tell everyone at our school that you’re bad at Fortnite. Were you just cyber bullied? I leak deep fake images of you getting fucked by a horse. Were you just cyber bullied? The answer to all these questions might be yes in this study, especially if it’s based on self reporting.
- watwut 6y ago> I tell our mutual friend group that you’re dating Jan the Man. I tell everyone at our school that you’re bad at Fortnite. This would be nice example of a male doing reputation assassination. It is also literally trying to use other people to get back at you. In any case, any of these should be judged by the exactly same standard as non-gaming situations are or situations which involve women are.
- watwut 6y agoMen do reputation and character assassination pretty routinely. They are no strangers to smear campaigns or even subtle manipulating group against one. Males use words for aggression quite a lot, actually.
- undefined1 6y agoyes, but it's not their primary mode of aggression and they're not as good at it.