Table 3.
Definitions provided in the reviewed studies.
| Definitions | Represent elements | Used in |
|---|---|---|
| Cyberbullying is a new form of bullying, which involves the use of text messages, photos and videos, phone calls, e-mails, to attack another student (19). | IH | (20) |
| Cyberbullying is when someone repeatedly makes fun of another person online or repeatedly picks on another person through email or text message or when someone posts something online about another person that they don't like. | R, IH | (20) |
| Cyberbullying is when someone repeatedly harasses, mistreats, or makes fun of another person online or while using cell phones or other electronic devices. | R, IH | (21) |
| Disparaging remarks, symbols, images or behaviors that inflict harm through the use of computers, cell phones and other electronic devices (22). | IH | (23) |
| CBP is “directed toward an individual or a group using any form of electronic communications technology, such as the internet or mobile phones. “CBV is” being the object of aggressive or harmful behavior by others using any form of electronic communications device.” | IH | (24) |
| Cyberbullying is “an aggressive, intentional act carried out by a group or individual, using electronic forms of contact, repeatedly and over time against a victim who cannot easily defend him or herself” (3). | IH, IP, R | (25, 26) |
| A student is being bullied when another student or group of students does one or more of the following: • Says mean or hurtful things, makes fun of them, calls them names or threatens them. • Leaves them out of a group or an activity, or won't let them join in, on purpose. • Hits, kicks or pushes them around. • Spreads lies or rumors to make others not like them. • Uses the Internet or mobile phones to: * Send them mean or hurtful messages using words, pictures, or videos. * Send other people mean or hurtful messages about them. * Spread rumors/lies to make others not like them. * Leave a person out or not let them join in, on purpose. It is bullying when these actions happen again and again, and it is difficult for the person to defend themselves or make it stop happening. ** It is NOT bullying when teasing is done in a friendly and playful way. ** It is NOT bullying if two people who are as strong as each other argue or fight (27). |
IH, IP, R | (27, 28) |
IH, intention to harm; IP, imbalance of power; R, repetition.