Cyberbullying, cyber aggression and their impact on the victim – The teacher

• Published in: Telematics and informatics Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 506 - 517
• Main Authors: Kopecký, Kamil, Szotkowski, René
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01-05-2017; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Bullying; Cyberbullying; Cybercrime; Cybersecurity; Secondary school teachers; Teachers; Czech Republic
• ISSN: 0736-5853; 1879-324X
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2016.08.014

•An experienced cyber aggression or longer and more intense cyberbullying has demonstrable impacts on teachers.•The longer the attack on the victim lasts, the more severe its impact.•Cyberbullying targeted on teachers during the last year was confirmed by 3.52% of respondents.•21.73% of teachers has experienced a cyber attack on their person.
This paper focuses on the results of the national research of cyberbullying of Czech teachers, which was realized in year 2016 in the entire Czech Republic. The research focused on impact of cyberbullying on teachers – especially in emotional, physiological and behavioural area. The research involved a total of 5136 primary and secondary school teachers from all regions of the Czech Republic. The research has shown that a fifth of respondents (21.73%) has experienced a cyber-attack on their person, however cyberbullying during the last 12months lasting over 1week was confirmed only by 3.52% of the total number of respondents.