CYBERBULLYING AS A SOCIAL PHENOMENON OF AGGRESSION IN THE INTERNET SPACE

Abstract

Communicative activity in the Internet space, a variety of forums, social networks, chats, contributes to the satisfaction of various human needs, including such needs as communication, self-identification, self-affirmation. The absence of territorial barriers on the Internet changes the idea of geographical space, possible anonymity makes social boundaries more blurred. The emotional aspect comes to the fore. Cyberbullying as a phenomenon occupies an important place in the public consciousness. Today, the development of modern technologies, on the one hand, provides a unique opportunity for “virtual communication” to take place, on the other hand, increases the scale of the problem of bullying, which has turned into cyberbullying. Thus, a new environment is emerging in which, despite the possible anonymity, the model of harassment itself is changing in the Internet space and many psychological phenomena acquire a new color and sound. The article is devoted to the current topic of the spread of cyberbullying as a phenomenon of social communication in the Internet space.