Identify And Specifically Assess The Contributive Nature Of Cyberbullying
It should be acknowledged that many of the teenagers who committed suicide after experiencing bullying or cyberbullying had other emotional and social issues going on in their lives. For example, one cyberbullicide victim attended special education classes in elementary school and struggled socially and academically.14 Another suffered from low self-esteem and depression and was on medication when she took her life.15 As mentioned earlier, it is unlikely that experience with cyberbullying by itself leads to youth suicide. Rather, it tends to exacerbate instability and hopelessness in the minds of adolescents already struggling with stressful life circumstances.10 Future research should identify and specifically assess the contributive nature