Is It (Cyber)bullying? Assessing Adult Perceptions of Bullying and Cyberbullying Using a Mixed-Methods Approach
Is It (Cyber)bullying? Assessing Adult Perceptions of Bullying and Cyberbullying Using a Mixed-Methods Approach
Sara L. BrysonErica R. Fissela East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USAb University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USASara L. Bryson, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at East Carolina University. Her research focuses on decision-making within the juvenile justice system, juvenile delinquency, and bullying victimization. Her most recent research appears in Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and the Journal of Crime and Justice.Erica R. Fissel, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Central Florida, with a secondary affiliation with Violence Against Women Research Cluster. Her primary research interests currently focus on interpersonal victimization that occurs in cyberspace, including cyberstalking, intimate partner cyber abuse, and cyberbullying. Her research explores correlates of victimization and perpetration, post-victimization experiences (e.g., reporting and help-seeking behaviors; consequences of victims), and public perceptions of cyber-based forms of abuse.