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Effect:
The effects of cyberbullying include mental health issues, increased stress and anxiety, depression, acting out violently, and low self-esteem. Cyberbullying can also result in long-lasting emotional effects, even if the bullying has stopped. Being a victim of cyberbullying also affected students' grades. About 41% of the victims confirmed that they became less active in class, 24% confirmed that their school performance had dropped and 35% had repeated a grade since becoming victims of cyberbullying.
Cause:
·A Lack of Empathy
Where technology has opened up space, it has also given the authority of stating any opinion, criticizing anyone while sitting at home. It is very easy to distance yourself from the intense situations over the internet by just shutting it down. That’s why people who don’t realize the level of pain that they have might cause to the other person are the ones who become bully. This makes them feel powerful.
·The Victim Deserves It
The thought of having the authority to decide who deserves what is one of the main causes of cyberbullying. When it is about the school, the kids often feel that they should do something to make themselves feel superior. For this, they tend to discredit or bully other people to make them feel inferior. Somehow, they think that it is okay to bully others because of their status.
·Self-loathing
Studies have found that there is a strong connection between the people who have bullied previously and those who are the bullies now. The people who were once victims might return as a bully to vent out the anger they had. But somehow, the cycle continues and they end up hurting innocent kids too.
·It Becomes an Addiction