More than half of the students reported targeted at harmful comments or online exclusions, with girls and teenagers showing more trauma symptoms. But once the researchers considered how a lot of They experience less cyberbullying, age and gender.
“The most important thing is the total number of cyberbullying: the more students are targeting, the more trauma symptoms they show,” Hinduja explained.
“In fact, cyberbullying alone accounts for a large part of the trauma level of students.”
The study highlights the importance of traumatic care in schools and communities. It also calls for more research on protective factors such as strong friendship, resilience, and family support.
“To truly protect young people, we must take a traumatic approach that prioritizes emotional and psychological safety, integrates fundamental technologies and includes a strong crisis intervention program,” Hinduja said.
“This requires training educators, counselors and adults serving youth to identify signs of trauma, understand their root causes, and respond with empathy, emotional safety protocols, and scientifically proven mindfulness interventions. It is also important that in situations where students feel supported and seen, it is equally important that bullying situations are taken seriously in these settings, giving potentially serious bullies, both giving potentially serious bullies.
