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  • Cultivating social media awareness in middle school girls

    Author(s)
    Thompson, Roberta
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Thompson, Roberta A.
    Year published
    2018
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    Cyberbullying, sexting and image­based troubles impact on girls' everyday experience in and out of school and have potential to interrupt individual learning and personal wellbeing (Spears, 2016). Middle school girls are more likely than any other demographic to experience online challenges, especially cyberbullying (bullyingnoway.gov.au, 2017), and are particularly prone to stress, anxiety, and depression in relation to these encounters (Alexander & Krans, 2016; Rigby & Johnson, 2016). Social media and friendship are central to these experiences (Thompson, 2018). Therefore, a robust model for understanding girls' friendship ...
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    Cyberbullying, sexting and image­based troubles impact on girls' everyday experience in and out of school and have potential to interrupt individual learning and personal wellbeing (Spears, 2016). Middle school girls are more likely than any other demographic to experience online challenges, especially cyberbullying (bullyingnoway.gov.au, 2017), and are particularly prone to stress, anxiety, and depression in relation to these encounters (Alexander & Krans, 2016; Rigby & Johnson, 2016). Social media and friendship are central to these experiences (Thompson, 2018). Therefore, a robust model for understanding girls' friendship experiences with social media can inform online safety policy, wellbeing agendas, awareness-raising programs, and self-help mechanisms for this age group
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    Journal Title
    Australian Journal of Middle Schooling
    Volume
    18
    Issue
    2
    Publisher URI
    https://www.adolescentsuccess.org.au/
    Subject
    Curriculum and Pedagogy not elsewhere classified
    Education Systems
    Curriculum and Pedagogy
    Specialist Studies in Education
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/382459
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