Hungary on the Map of Anti-Cyberbullying Initiatives: How Do Students, Parents, and Teachers Manage and Prevent Cyberbullying?

• In Event: Interpersonal Violence in Cyberspace: Cyberbullying, Sexting, Revenge Porn, and Cyber-Harassment

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to describe the differences among parents,’ schools,’ and students’ attitudes towards cyberbullying, and self- and institutional protective factors for youth in Hungary.
The presentation is based on the survey outcomes reflecting three different studies on youth’s risky behaviours in cyberspace: the EU Kids Online study, a cross-national survey led by the London School of Economics, the Threat Assessment of Bullying Behaviour in Youth (TABBY) in Internet implemented with the participation of eight European countries, and the Program Against Bullying (Megfelemlites Elleni Program®), a domestic anti-bullying initiative started in 2014.
The paper sheds light on the characteristics of Hungarian 9-18 students in experiencing various cyberbullying situations. How differently parents and their kids describe the most hurtful acts in cyberspace? What skills Hungarian teachers demonstrate to manage cyberbullying and how successful they are in this effort? How do schools handle cyberbullying cases? What kind of strategies are applied at schools to early detect, manage and prevent cyberbullying and whether these strategies are effective.

Author

• Katlin Parti, Hungarian National Institute of Criminology