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Spending more time online linked to cyberbullying in teens: Study
Updated On: 01 April, 2021 10:38 AM IST | New York | IANS
Cyberbullying can take on many forms, including personal attacks, harassment or discriminatory behaviour, spreading defamatory information, misrepresenting oneself online, spreading private information, social exclusion and cyberstalking.

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If teenagers spend a lot of time on social media platforms like Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and others, they are more likely to engage in cyberbullying, finds a new study.
According to the study, published in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, higher social media addiction scores, more hours spent online, and identifying as male significantly predicted cyberbullying perpetration in adolescents.




