Specific interventions against cyberbullying

This chapter presents what we currently know about prevention and intervention strategies for cyberbullying. It starts with the controversial topic of what behaviours actually constitute cyberbullying. The three positions to date are that cyberbullying is a fourth form of bullying, or that cyberbullying is different from traditional bullying because of the medium, or that cyberbullying cannot be disaggregated from cyber aggression. The history, prevalence, and consequences of cyberbullying are then presented as they relate to the programmes which attempt to reduce its incidence. Five different programme types to address cyberbullying are then presented with the evidence of their effectiveness to date. The common elements of these programmes, the issues with the programmes themselves and their implementation are discussed. Finally, some other strategies to reduce cyberbullying and what needs to be done in the future are presented.