An Internet based catalog of cyberbullying websites

The purpose of this demonstration project is to develop a website organizing the content of previously established websites that address cyberbullying prevention and intervention.The literature review begins with a broad overview of the research available on traditional forms of bullying, from the research conducted by Olweus, progressing through some of the available research into 2008. The second part of the literature review uses studies on cyberbullying to focus on different aspects to the phenomenon. Initially, the term cyberbullying is defined, followed by exploration of various mediums employed in cyberbullying. Demographics of cyberbullies, victims, bully-victims, and witnesses are identified, followed by a more in depth focus on the outcomes for participants involved with cyberbullying incidents. The environmental factors that encourage bullying are discussed next, followed by recommendations for prevention and intervention developed by past researchers. The third part of the literature review considers studies that demonstrate the efficacy of computer based psychoeducation and intervention programs. An examination of website design completes the literature review.The process for reviewing the already developed cyberbullying websites is discussed and followed by development of the categories to be used in cataloging the websites. Following the development of the cataloging system, a meta-cyberbullying website is developed to organize the websites reviewed into specific categories. A panel of reviewers, including a parent, an adolescent, and a mental health professional who works with adults and children critiqued the website, and their comments are discussed. The goal of this website is to assist people in finding already developed sites that deal with the topic of cyberbullying by searching under the particular categories and following related links to those websites.