An empirical investigation of factors instigating, impelling and inhibiting cyber-bullying behavior

Yee Man Wong; Bo Sophia Xiao

An empirical investigation of factors instigating, impelling and inhibiting cyber-bullying behavior

Yee Man Wong, Bo Sophia Xiao

Department of Computer Science

Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Abstract

The Internet has provided a fertile ground for cyber-bullying, defined as bullying through the use of electronic media (such as computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices). Rising incidents of and tragedies from cyber-bullying have alerted researchers, educators, government officials, and parents to the severe consequence of this new form of bullying. Adopting the I³ Theory as the theoretical lens, this study aims to examine the driving and suppressing forces of bullying behavior in the cyber-space. Results from a survey of university students show that while impelling forces can increase individuals' tendency to perpetrate cyber-bullying behavior when they are instigated, inhibiting forces will represses their aggressive urge and lower their propensity to cyber-bully. Our findings not only validate the I3 Theory in the context of cyber-bullying but also provide valuable insights to educators, government officials, and parents in their effort to tackle cyber-bullying.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	AMCIS 2012 Proceedings
Publisher	Association for Information Systems
Pages	2675-2686
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	9781622768271, 9780615663463
Publication status	Published - Aug 2012
Event	18th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2012 - Seattle, WA, United States Duration: 9 Aug 2012 → 12 Aug 2012 https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2012/ (Conference proceedings)

Publication series

Name	18th Americas Conference on Information Systems 2012, AMCIS 2012
Volume	4

Conference

Conference	18th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	Seattle, WA
Period	9/08/12 → 12/08/12
Internet address	https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2012/ (Conference proceedings)

Scopus Subject Areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Computer Science Applications
Information Systems
Library and Information Sciences

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Cyber victimization
Cyber-bullying
I3 Theory
Impellance/Inhibition Model

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Wong, YM & Xiao, BS 2012, An empirical investigation of factors instigating, impelling and inhibiting cyber-bullying behavior. in AMCIS 2012 Proceedings. 18th Americas Conference on Information Systems 2012, AMCIS 2012, vol. 4, Association for Information Systems, pp. 2675-2686, 18th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2012, Seattle, WA, United States, 9/08/12. <https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2012/proceedings/HCIStudies/29/>

An empirical investigation of factors instigating, impelling and inhibiting cyber-bullying behavior. / Wong, Yee Man; Xiao, Bo Sophia.

AMCIS 2012 Proceedings. Association for Information Systems, 2012. p. 2675-2686 (18th Americas Conference on Information Systems 2012, AMCIS 2012; Vol. 4).

Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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