Overview

This book provides a much-needed analysis of the current research in the global epidemic of electronic bullying. Scholars and professionals from the Americas, Europe, and Asia offer data, insights, and solutions, acknowledging both the social psychology and technological contexts underlying cyberbullying phenomena. Contributors address questions that are just beginning to emerge as well as longstanding issues concerning family and gender dynamics, and provide evidence-based prevention and intervention strategies for school and home. The global nature of the book reflects not only the scope and severity of cyberbullying, but also the tenacity of efforts to control and eradicate the problem. Included in the coverage:  • Gender issues and cyberbullying in children and adolescents: from gender differences to gender identity measures.  • Family relationships and cyberbullying. • Examining the incremental impact of cyberbullying on outcomes over and above traditional bullying in North America. • A review of cyberbullying and education issues in Latin America. • Cyberbullying prevention from child and youth literature. • Cyberbullying and restorative justice. Cyberbullying across the Globe is an essential resource for researchers, graduate students, and other professionals in child and school psychology, public health, social work and counseling, educational policy, and family advocacy.

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Author:   Raúl Navarro ,  Santiago Yubero ,  Elisa Larrañaga
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Weight:   4.511kg
ISBN:  

9783319360768

ISBN 10:   3319360760
Pages:   281
Publication Date:   23 August 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Foreword: An International Perspective on Cyberbullying; Peter K. Smith.- Chapter 1. Cyberbullying: Definitions and Facts from a Psychosocial Perspective; Anastasio Ovejero, Santiago Yubero, Elisa Larrañaga, María de la V Moral.- Part I. Gender, Family, and Psychosocial Issues.- Chapter 2. Gender Issues and Cyberbullying in Children and Adolescents: From Gender Differences to Gender Identity Measures; Raúl Navarro.- Chapter 3. Gender Variables and Cyberbullying in College Students; Elisa Larrañaga, Santiago Yubero, Anastasio Ovejero.- Chapter 4. Gender Differences and Cyberbullying Towards Faculty Members in Higher Education; Wanda Cassidy, Margaret Jackson, and Chantal Faucher.- Chapter 5. Family Relationships and Cyberbullying; Sofia Buelga, Belén Martínez-Ferrer and Gonzalo Musitu.- Part II. Global Research.- Chapter 6. Cyberbullying Matters: Examining the Incremental Impact of Cyberbullying on Outcomes over and above Traditional Bullying in North America; Gary Giumetti and Robin Kowalski.- Chapter 7. Cyberbullying and Education: A Review of Emergent Issues in Latin America Research; Fabiola Cabra Torres and Gloria Marciales.- Chapter 8. Cyberbullying in Eastern Countries: Focusing on South Korea and Other Eastern Cultures; Seung-ha Lee.- Chapter 9. Cyberbullying Research in Belgium: An Overview of Generated Insights and a Critical Assessment of the Medi ation of Technology in a Web 2.0 World; Wannes Heirman, Michel Walrave, Heidi Vandebosch, Denis Wegge, Steven Eggermont, and Sara Pabian.- Chapter 10. Spanish Youth Perceptions about Cyberbullying: Qualitative Research into Understanding Cyberbullying and the Role that Parents Play in its Solution; Raúl Navarro and Cristina Serna.- Part III. Prevention and Intervention.- Chapter 11. Intervention and Prevention Programmes on Cyberbullying: A Review; Conor Mc Guckin and Lucie Corcoran.- Chapter 12. Cyberbullying and Restorative Justice; Susan Hanley Duncan.- Chapter 13. Reading and Texts: Cyberbullying Prevention from Child and Youth Literature; Santiago Yubero, Elisa Larrañaga, Sandra Sánchez, Cristina Cañamares.

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Raúl Navarro, Ph.D., is a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Castilla-la Mancha, Spain. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Education and Psychology from the University of Castilla-la Mancha, a Master’s Degree in Social Education from the University Pablo Olavide and his Ph.D in Psychology from the University of Castilla-La Mancha. Dr. Navarro’s research has focused on relationships among bullying behaviors and gender, aggression and school adjustment, online communication, antecedent factors of cyberbullying, and parental mediation and internet victimization. He has co-authored several book chapters on gender socialization and bullying, and has written articles about cyberbullying, which have been published in international journals. Dr. Navarro has given conferences and seminars with adolescents, teachers and parents about how to deal with bullying. He has been on research stays in Goldsmith College, London, with Peter K. Smith, Ph.D, and at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, with Martha Montero, Ph.D, to analyze bullying behaviors. He is currently teaching courses about social psychology, gender development and psychology values in the Social Education Degree and in the Master of Psychology.  Santigo Yubero, Ph.D., is the Dean of the Faculty of Education and Humanities at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree and his Doctorate Degree in Psychology from the Complutense University in Madrid. In the last few years, he has been teaching courses about social psychology, social intervention, and intergroup relations in the Social Work and Social Education Degree as a member of the Department of Psychology at the University of Castilla-la Mancha. His research interests include group conflict, workplace aggression, bullying and socialization processes. He has edited several books about social education, intergroup conflict, violence and bullying with Professor Peter K. Smith, Ph.D, at Goldsmith College, London, Professor Anastasio Ovejero, Ph.D, at the University of Valladolid, and Professor Francisco Morales, Ph.D, at the National University of Distance Education. He is also the Deputy Director of the Centre of Studies for the Promotion of Reading and Children’s Literature at the University of Castilla-La Mancha. He has given conferences about reading promotion in diverse Latin-American countries like Argentina, Mexico, Colombia or Brazil. Dr. Yubero has worked in a private practice as a counseling psychologist.  Elisa Larrañaga, Ph.D., is the Dean of the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. She obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology at the Complutense University in Madrid, and her Doctorate Degree from the University of Castilla-La Mancha. She has been teaching courses about Developmental Psychology, Psychopathology, and Language Acquisition in the SocialWork and Education Degrees as a member of the Department of Psychology at University of Castilla-La Mancha. Her research interests include reading practices, sexism, behavioral problems, gender and cyberbullying. She has edited several books on violence and social exclusion working with Amalio Blanco, Ph.D, at the Complutense University in Madrid. She has co-authored several book chapters on reading promotion, violence and traditional bullying. She collaborates with the Centre of Studies for the Promotion of Reading and Children’s Literature at the University of Castilla-La Mancha. She has been working with teachers and parents about promotion of reading as a tool to prevent and intervene in sexist attitudes, violence behavior and resilience. Dr. Larrañaga has also worked in a private practice as a counseling and clinical psychologist focusing on language problems.

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