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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Pediatr Rep. 2020 Jun 3;8(3):86–92. doi: 10.1007/s40124-020-00217-6

Table 1.

Signs and Symptoms of Cyberbullying (1012)

• Decreased self-esteem or feelings of helplessness
• Increased depression and/or anxiety
• Sudden loss of friends, isolation from peers or withdrawal at home
• Reported health problems (e.g., stomach aches, headaches) for which adolescent wants to stay at home or fake illnesses
• Increased truancy or school absences
• Decline in academic performance or loss of interest in school work
• Changes in eating habits or appetite
• Difficulty sleeping or frequent nightmares
• Sudden anger, rage or other emotional swings
• Self-harm behaviors, such as cutting or suicidal ideation