Social and electronic bullying among middle school students and methods of treatment and prevention
Authors:   أ. م. د. عبير نجم عبدالله الخالدي, ALKHALIDY ABEER 
Published: June 2021

The phenomenon of social bullying is one of the negative phenomena, and it is not a modern phenomenon, as this phenomenon exists and perhaps its existence is actively active on middle school students, whether this phenomenon is practiced by a student or a group of teenage students against the victim and a classmate of them or an external person. The repercussions of bullying in all its social and electronic forms on society and the family, especially female students and girls in middle school, have been greatly and remarkable. It must be said that bullying is often the imposition of some kind of control and control by the bully on the victim and directly, the index of this phenomenon has increased significantly with the spread The Corona pandemic and the imposition of quarantine, in addition to that, converting education into electronic education and the consequences that have resulted, perhaps the most prominent of which is the phenomenon of electronic bullying due to the lack of awareness among many students about facing the bully's personality properly and effectively. The objectives of the current research are determined as follows: The effects resulting from bullying, treatment mechanisms for middle school girls who are exposed to bullying, as well as ways to prevent all forms of bullying and learn about treatment methods for middle school students who are exposed to all forms of bullying, the importance of the current research is determined by shedding light on the most important segment exposed to negative phenomena resulting from the use of the Internet and means Social contact and the resulting dangerous repercussions, including social isolation, fear and anxiety, as well as the incidence of disorders and mental illnesses. The current research consists of two chapters, the first of which deals with the general framework of the study, and the second chapter deals with this phenomenon and the characteristics of social and emotional development, as well as the characteristics of sensory and motor development. The explanations for bullying were highlighted, and what are the most prominent mechanisms of dealing with a rebellious personality as well as the mechanisms of treatment. The most important conclusions of the research are: 1- The policy of early intervention in monitoring disorders and improper behaviors has the greatest effect in revealing the personality of the bully and providing treatment mechanisms to limit this phenomenon and prevent the spread of infection of this social disease, whose effects may be (violence, aggression, blackmail, perverse behavioral phenomena, etc.) 2 - Family cohesion and the inclusion of children, especially girls, in the event that parents are exposed to this phenomenon, plays a large and effective role in confronting all forms of bullying (social and electronic) and is based on proper treatment in reducing it 3-Imposing control of the law and holding the bully accountable has the greatest impact on preventing all forms of bullying. 4- The proper preparation based on raising the level and social awareness of the student in the middle school by the counseling and psychological and social guidance units within educational institutions and making awareness sessions online between the paragraphs of the school curricula that give positive results in the prevention of social or electronic bullying 5- Cooperation between security agencies, official satellite channels, and specialists in psychology and sociology, as well as specialists in the field of computers, to conduct educational awareness sessions to find out the effects resulting from social and electronic bullying and what are the mechanisms of treatment and prevention that have a prominent and effective role in eradicating this phenomenon from its roots key words: Social bullying - Cyberbullying - Prevention - Treatment