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Digital Harassment and Cyber Safety Concerns among Students
Dr. Annie Kavitha, L.
ABSTRACT
Digital harassment, commonly known as cyberbullying, has become a pervasive threat to student well-being
worldwide. Driven by the ubiquitous presence of social media and messaging platforms, students are exposed
to risks ranging from psychological abuse to privacy violations and online sexual harassment. This paper
reviews the prevalence, forms, and impacts of digital harassment among students, identifies major online
safety challenges, and discusses holistic prevention and intervention strategies. Legal frameworks,
digital literacy, and collaborative approaches traversing educators, families, policymakers, and
technology platforms are emphasized as key to tackling this issue and safeguarding students in an
increasingly digital society.
Key Words: Digital harassment, Cyberbullying, Online safety, Student well-being
This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License
(www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and
reproduction
in any Medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
How to cite this article: Annie Kavitha, L. (2019). Digital harassment and cyber safety concerns among
students. Indian Educational Researcher, 12(2), 8–12.
https://doi.org/10.34293/0974-2123.v12n2.002
Received: October 11, 2019;
Revision Received: November 4, 2019;
Accepted: December 7, 2019.
Responding Author: Dr. Annie Kavitha, L. @ annielkavitha@gmail.com |
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Article Overview: ISSN: 0974-2123 |
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Published in Volume 12, Issue 2, July – December, 2019
