Cyberbullying Cases In Malaysia

1 in 5 young people globally reported having skipped school due to cyberbullying and violence.

Cyberbullying cases in malaysia. Studies on cyberbullying in malaysia are completely lacking except for a few such as faryadi 2011 who investigated the emotional effects of cyberbullying among students. For t he case of malaysia cyberbullying has not. Cyberbullying among young adults in malaysia. In malaysia nearly half 47 of malaysian parents know a child in their community who has experienced cyberbullying.

This number is on the rise namely in south africa up from 10 in 2011 to 25 now and turkey up from 5 in 2011 to 19 now. Malaysia ranks second in asia for cyberbullying. Yet been fully researched. Kuala lumpur oct 27 malaysia jumped straight to sixth place in a survey measuring cyberbullying among 28 countries reaching the ignoble height on its very first attempt.

Computers in human behavior 46 149 157. Only 2 in 7 young people in malaysia revealed they knew of a helpline to turn to if they are a victim of cyber bullying or online violence. It would be interesting to investigate if cyberbullying activities are only limited to the schooling years considering that very few studies were done involving those aged more than 17 or 18 years old coyne et al 2009. The sun also reported that malaysia was placed sixth among 28 countries in a survey to measure cyber bullying and is second in asia.

The roles of gender age and internet frequency. 4 in 9 young people in malaysia said they know about private online groups that are used to bully others. Reported in a local newspaper a tot al of 389 cases of. Bullying is a social problem that continues to hound malaysia s teenagers reported a malaysian media.

According to the latest data. However just as the number of social media users have increased over the years so too has cyber harassment. Although it s a reality facing internet users the association said that cyber harassment cases mostly go unreported as many don t want to go through the lengthy legal processes to seek redress. According to a global survey malaysia is among the world s top countries where parents have reported their children experiencing cyberbullies in an article published recently by tech review site comparitech malaysia ranked sixth among 28 countries in a survey on cyberbullying around the world.

Cyberbullying is more rampant now as it can be carried out anonymously without the bullies having to face any real consequences.