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Bullying and Cyberbullying Among Rural Youth

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Much of the research on both traditional bullying and cyberbullying has been conducted using samples in urban and suburban areas to the virtual exclusion of rural populations. Very few researchers have discussed how bullying among individuals in urban areas compares with bullying among individuals in non-urban areas. Rural and urban areas differ from one another along a number of important variables including economic growth, unemployment, socioeconomic status, liberalism/conservatism, and poverty rates. Because of these features, not only might prevalence rates of involvement in bullying differ between urban and rural areas, but also prevention and intervention strategies may differ somewhat. The current chapter examines what we know about both traditional bullying and cyberbullying in both urban and rural areas. The chapter highlights the need for more research directly comparing experiences of bullying and cyberbullying among individuals in rural and non-rural areas.

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    Robin Kowalski Ph.D.

  2. College of Arts and Sciences, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT, USA

    Gary W. Giumetti Ph.D.

  3. Institute On Family and Neighborhood Life, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA

    Susan P. Limber Ph.D.

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Kowalski, R., Giumetti, G.W., Limber, S.P. (2017). Bullying and Cyberbullying Among Rural Youth. In: Michael, K., Jameson, J. (eds) Handbook of Rural School Mental Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64735-7_15

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