Cultivating social media awareness in middle school girls
Author(s)
Thompson, Roberta
Griffith University Author(s)
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 ...
View more >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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View more >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
Subject
Curriculum and Pedagogy not elsewhere classified
Education Systems
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Specialist Studies in Education