Neuropsychological Impact of Cyber Victimisation in Females

Neuropsychological Impact of Cyber Victimisation in Females

Asmita Gaur, Smriti Maini
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 12
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8893-5.ch009
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Abstract

Cyber victimization is a phenomenon where people are subjected to cyber bullying through online harassment, exposure to unsolicited sexual content, and hurtful comments. This phenomenon is said to induce embarrassment, traumatic experiences, and in severe cases, psychopathological cascades. Social withdrawal, shame, and social anxiety are commonly witnessed in victims of cyber bullying. According to previous research and substantiated theories, women are more commonly the victims of online abuse. In such a scenario, a discussion regarding clear definition of cyber victimization, social media addiction processes, prevalence of gender differences, and effects of cyber victimization is important. This chapter aims to review all these relevant topics and discuss neuropsychological mechanisms underlying these processes.
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Defining Cyber Victimization

Cyber-victimization is defined as the harm suffered due to being a victim of cyberbullying including frequent undesirable, detrimental, abusing, and/or threatening interactions using electronic communication medium. (Corcoran et al., 2015). Being the target of offensive messages, harsh comments, embarrassing images, and threats via electronic messaging or social media are examples of cybervictimization. It is projected that between 9% and 22% of college students will become victims of cybercrime at some point (Sargent et al., 2016). Cyber victimization therefore can cause extreme distress in the lives of the individuals enduring cyber bullying. Online sextortion, non-consensual forwarding of sexts, and revenge porn are other types of online harassment that are frequently assessed to be distinct types of online abuse but could additionally be categorized as online sexual harassment (Buchanan & Mahoney, 2021). Such experiences are rooted in various gender differences to be discussed further in chapter.

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