Cyberbullying on social networking sites: A literature review and future research directions

Tommy K.H. Chan; Christy M.K. Cheung; Zach W.Y. Lee

doi:10.1016/j.im.2020.103411

Cyberbullying on social networking sites: A literature review and future research directions

Tommy K.H. Chan
, Christy M.K. Cheung
, Zach W.Y. Lee^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Cyberbullying on social networking sites is an emerging societal issue that has drawn significant scholarly attention. The purpose of this study is to consolidate the existing knowledge through a literature review and analysis. We first discuss the nature, research patterns, and theoretical foundations. We then develop an integrative framework based on social cognitive theory to synthesize what is known and identify what remains to be learned, with a focus on the triadic reciprocal relationships between perpetrators, victims, and bystanders. We discuss the key findings and highlight opportunities for future research. We conclude this paper by noting research contributions and limitations. © 2020 The Author(s)

Original language	English
Article number	103411
Journal	Information and Management
Volume	58
Issue number	2
Online published	5 Dec 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2020.103411
Publication status	Published - Mar 2021
Externally published	Yes

Funding

The work described in this paper was partially supported by a fellowship award from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (HKBU SRFS2021-2H03). The work described in this article was partially supported by a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Project No.: 71828202).

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Research Keywords

Cyberbullying
Integrative framework
Literature review
SNS bullying
Social cognitive theory
Social networking sites

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