Qing Li & Donna Cross 
Cyberbullying in the Global Playground 
Research from International Perspectives

Cyberbullying in the Global Playground provides the first
global, in-depth analysis of the emerging phenomenon of
cyberbullying.



* Offers the first thorough comparative account of recent
research into the emerging global phenomenon of
cyberbullying

* Provides an international perspective on the prevalence and
nature of cyberbullying

* Presents recent authoritative research within a critical
perspective, drawing out theoretical and practical implications for
policy and practice

* May be used to help design intervention, evaluation, and policy
strategies for effective efforts to combat the international
phenomenon of cyberbullying

Table of Content

About the Editors vii

About the Contributors ix

Preface xii

Part I Introduction 1

1 Research Into Cyberbullying: Context 3

Qing Li, Peter K. Smith, and Donna Cross

Part II European Studies Within a DAPHNE Project 13

2 Comparative Aspects of Cyberbullying in Italy, England, and
Spain: Findings From a DAPHNE Project 15

Maria Luisa Genta, Peter K. Smith, Rosario Ortega, Antonella
Brighi, Annalisa Guarini, Fran Thompson, Neil Tippett, Joaquín
Mora-Merchán, and Juan Calmaestra

3 Self-Esteem and Loneliness in Relation to Cyberbullying in
Three European Countries 32

Antonella Brighi, Giannino Melotti, Annalisa Guarini, Maria
Luisa Genta, Rosario Ortega, Joaquín Mora-Merchán, Peter
K. Smith, and Fran Thompson

4 Cyberbullying in Finland 57

Christina Salmivalli and Virpi Pöyhönen

Part III Studies in Commonwealth Countries 73

5 Cyberbullying in Australia: Is School Context Related to
Cyberbullying Behavior? 75

Donna Cross, Therese Shaw, Melanie Epstein, Helen Monks, Julian
Dooley, and Lydia Hearn

6 Predicting Student Behaviors: Cyberbullies, Cybervictims, and
Bystanders 99

Qing Li and Tak Fung

Part IV Studies in the USA 115

7 An Examination of the History, Prevalence, Characteristics,
and Reporting of Cyberbullying in the United States 117

Brett Holfeld and Mark Grabe

8 Cyberbullying in the United States 143

Sheri Bauman

Part V Studies in the Pacific Rim 181

9 Cyberbullying in Japan: Cases, Government Reports, Adolescent
Relational Aggression, and Parental Monitoring Roles 183

Ikuko Aoyama, Shoka Utsumi, and Motohiro Hasegawa

10 Cyberbullying in South Korea 202

Neil Tippett and Keumjoo Kwak

Part VI The Psychological Context of Cyberbullying
221

11 Virtual but not Less Real: A Study of Cyberbullying and Its
Relations to Moral Disengagement and Empathy 223

Ana Almeida, Isabel Correia, Sylvie Marinho, and D’Jamila
Garcia

12 Cyberbullying and Traditional Bullying: Unique, Additive, and
Synergistic Effects on Psychological Health Symptoms 245

Ersilia Menesini, Pamela Calussi, and Annalaura
Nocentini

13 Motives for Bullying Others in Cyberspace: A Study on Bullies
and Bully-Victims in Austria 263

Petra Gradinger, Dagmar Strohmeier, and Christiane Spiel

Part VII Research and Intervention in Cyberbullying
285

14 Understanding and Preventing Cyberbullying: Where Have We
Been and Where Should We Be Going? 287

Donna Cross, Qing Li, Peter K. Smith, and Helen Monks

Index 306

About the author

Qing Li is Associate Professor of Educational
Technology in the Faculty of Education, University of Calgary.
Li is among the first Canadian researchers to study cyberbullying.

Donna Cross is the Foundation Professor of Child and
Adolescent Health in the School of Exercise Biomedical and Health
Sciences at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia, and
Director of the University’s Child Health Promotion Research
Center.

Peter K. Smith is Professor of Psychology and Head of the
Unit for School and Family Studies at Goldsmiths, University of
London, and a Fellow of the British Psychological Society.