The Effect of Cyberbullying on Suicidal Ideation The Case of Liu Xuezhou's Suicide as an Illustration

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The Effect of Cyberbullying on Suicidal Ideation The Case of Liu Xuezhou's Suicide as an Illustration

Zhixin Huang 1
  • 1 School of Humanities and Communication Arts，Western Sydney University, Sydney, 2200, Australia    
  • *corresponding author
Published on 1 March 2023 | https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/3/2022513
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ISBN (Print): 978-1-915371-09-6
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Abstract

Cyberbullying has become a serious problem to teenager groups though the high range of internet spreading. This study explores the association between cyberbullying and suicidal ideation by examining the "Liu Xuezhou suicide case”. This study complements Chinese case studies on the suicidal ideation of adolescent victims of cyberbullying, revealing that cyberbullying can promote psychological problems in adolescent victims and cause them to develop suicidal ideation. Cyberbullying led to serious psychological problems for Liu Xuezhou, which in turn led to his inability to withstand the pressure to commit suicide. The issue of cyberbullying must be emphasized by schools and parents in order to reduce the damage to teenage victims.

Keywords:

Public opinion, Depression., Liu Xuezhou, Cyberbullying, Teenager, Suicide Ideation

Huang,Z. (2023). The Effect of Cyberbullying on Suicidal Ideation The Case of Liu Xuezhou's Suicide as an Illustration. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,3,187-193.
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Huang,Z. (2023). The Effect of Cyberbullying on Suicidal Ideation The Case of Liu Xuezhou's Suicide as an Illustration. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,3,187-193.

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References

[1]. NNIC, "2020 National Study on Internet Use among Minors in China", CNNIC, China, 2021.

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[4]. R. Ong, Cyber-bullying and young people: How Hong Kong keeps the new playground safe, Computer Law & Security Review, vol. 31, no. 5, 2015, pp. 668-678. DOI: 10.1016/j.clsr.2015.07.005.

[5]. R. Navarro, S. Yubero and E. Larrañaga, Cyberbullying Across the Globe, 1st ed. Cuenca: Springer Cham, 2016, p. XIV, 281.

[6]. M. van Geel, P. Vedder and J. Tanilon, Relationship Between Peer Victimization, Cyberbullying, and Suicide in Children and Adolescents, JAMA Pediatrics, vol. 168, 2014, no. 5, p. 435. DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.4143.

[7]. Brailovskaia, T. Teismann and J. Margraf, Cyberbullying, positive mental health and suicide ideation/behavior, Psychiatry Research, vol. 267, 2018, pp. 240-242. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.05.074 [Accessed 29 May 2022].

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