Against Cyberbullying Actions: An Italian Case Study

• Main Authors: Patrizia Grifoni, Alessia D’Andrea, Fernando Ferri, Tiziana Guzzo, Maurizio Angeli Felicioni, Andrea Vignoli
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
• Series: Sustainability
• Subjects: bullying; cyberbullying; children; primary schools; secondary schools
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/4/2055

The paper aimed to analyse cyberbullying knowledge and awareness among students, teachers, and parents of 22 Italian primary schools to extract elements to consider for defining successful cyberbullying prevention and management strategies in coherence with some sustainable development goals defined in the 2030 Agenda. Four different research questions have been addressed to analyse: what the level of cyberbullying diffusion is, its triggering factors, its knowledge and awareness, and how the problem is addressed. The study highlighted both the importance of adopting a collaborative perspective among the students, teachers and parents, and to prevent and solve cyberbullying problems stimulating a collective awareness about cyber safety in schools. Some generalisable lessons emerged from the study.