Citation

Rebollo-Catalan A, Mayor-Buzon V. Violence Against Women 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

University of Seville, Spain.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801219888025

PMID

31779537

Abstract

The widespread use of social networks has turned cyber violence into a serious problem. We performed a survey with 1,468 adolescents aged 13-17 years and found that almost one in four frequently observed different forms of cyber violence against women and girls. More than a third of the adolescents who witnessed the violence did nothing, and while girls gave more active responses to help the victim, both girls and boys normalized and even justified this behavior. Our findings also underline how little is known about institutional resources for victims. We also discuss the implications for awareness and prevention.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescence; bystander; gender issues; social network sites; violence