Barbara Spears
University of South Australia
87 Papers
376 Citations
Barbara Spears is an academic researcher from University of South Australia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Social marketing. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 76 publications. Previous affiliations of Barbara Spears include University of Calabria.
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Papers
Victims’ perceptions of traditional and cyberbullying, and the psychosocial correlates of their victimisation.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared the harshness and impact of bullying by traditional and cyber means, and found that although students who had been victimised by traditional bullying reported that they felt their bullying was harsher and crueller and had mor...
Behind the Scenes and Screens Insights into the Human Dimension of Covert and Cyberbullying
TL;DR: In this article, a qualitative study explores the human dimension of two subtypes of bullying in an Australian schooling context, i.e., covert and cyberbullying, through stories of what has actually been occurring in and around their schools.
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Do cyberbullies suffer too? Cyberbullies’ perceptions of the harm they cause to others and to their own mental health:
TL;DR: For instance, this paper found that most students who cyberbullied did not think that their bullying was harsh or that they had an impact on their victims, and they reported more social...
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Cyberbullying, help-seeking and mental health in young Australians: implications for public health
TL;DR: As youth are spending increasing time in the 24/7 online environment, there is a need to develop initiatives that engage young people and encourage help-seeking online, whilst concomitantly building capacity of parents and peers to support their well-being.
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Australian research to encourage school students' positive use of technology to reduce cyberbullying
Donna Cross,Marilyn Campbell,Phillip T. Slee,Barbara Spears,Amy Barnes +4 more
- 04 Dec 2013
TL;DR: The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that 90% of Australian children aged 5-14 years (comprising 79% of 5-8 year olds, 96% of 9-11 year olds; and 98% of 12-14 year olds) reported having accessed the Internet during 2011-2012, a significant increase from 79% in 2008-2009 as discussed by the authors.
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