Week 2 : Research 1

Source:

Invisible Online: How Anonymity Effects Cyberbullying

http://www.trulioo.com/blog/2013/10/25/invisible-online-how-anonymity-effects-cyberbullying/

My Topic:

The anonymity has an effect on cyber bullying, especially verbal abuse.

What I hope to learn from this source:

I want to find that the anonymity can affect teenager's behavior on cyberspace, and if that is possible, I also want to know how big the affect is.

Notes:

1. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, cyberbullying is the top online risks for teenagers, but adolescents aren’t the only age group impacted by online harassment.
2. The ability to remain anonymous has a direct impact on users’ online behavior.
3.  According to a study by Rider University’s Department of Psychology, the anonymity provided by cyberspace allows people to do and say things they would never do otherwise.
4.  This frankness can be useful in some instances, but it can also lead to psychological damage, especially in its younger victims who aren’t yet able to recognize the insecurities behind these behaviors.
5. Rider University’s John Suler expounded on the Online Disinhibition Effect in a 2004 article in the journalCyberPsychology and Behavior. In the article, Suler stated that the effect is caused by a variety of factors, including anonymity and the feeling that one is invisible as he or she moves from one website to another.
6. Suler also described how the imagination plays into online interactions, allowing people to disassociate from reality and become a part of the online worlds they inhabit.

Final Thoughts:

This source help me to get reliable information that support my opinion. I am able to know detailed process of how anonymity has influence on teenager's feeling, online behavior. I think I need to find some examples in reality and the effect of  anonymous online on verbal abuse. I wish there is some resources with regard to verbal abuse not only cyber bullying.