BACKGROUND Cyberbullying, threatening or harassing another via the internet or mobile phones, does not cause physically harm and thus the consequences are less visible. Little research has been performed on the occurrence of cyberbullying among adolescents or the perception of its seriousness. Only a few population-based studies have been published, none of which included research on the witnes...

A domain specific visualisation can greatly contribute to better understanding of formal models. In this work we propose an approach that supports the user in creating domain specific visualisations of CSP models. CSP (Communicating Sequential Processes) is a formal language that is mainly used for specifying concurrent and distributed systems. We have successfully created various visualisation...

In distributed computing systems, if an elected leader node fails, the other nodes of the system need to elect another leader. The bully algorithm is a classical approach for electing a leader in a synchronous distributed computing system. This paper presents an enhancement of the bully algorithm, requiring less time complexity and minimum message passing. This significant gain has been achieve...

The aim of the present study was to investigate use specific coping strategies by bullied adolescents, taking account distinction between pure victims and bully-victims, as well gender-specific patterns. Participants were 967 adolescents aged 11–16 years, who responded self-report questionnaires on school bullying victimization, cognitive coping, situational coping. Adolescents in victim, bully...

Cyberbullying often occurs in group-based situations; therefore, how young people respond when they witness cyberbullying is important the process of combating issue. This study examined perceive severity incidents and as a bystander according to different factors associated with (i.e., publicity, anonymity, type, victim response). The final sample was 990 (545 female, 403 male, 42 non-disclose...

BACKGROUND Adolescent bullying is associated with a range of adversities for those who are bullied i.e., victims and bully-victims (e.g., those who bully others and get victimised), including reduced psychological functioning and eating disorder symptoms. Bullies are generally well-adjusted psychologically, but previous research suggests that bullies may also engage in problematic diet behaviou...

Background: Bullying at schools is a known but neglected phenomenon. The study of its prevalence and correlates are essential to curb this aberrant behavior for building healthy society. Aim Objective: This cross-sectional evaluation was carried out the pattern through which bully activities manifests in students from 6th 10th standards find positive negative correlates. Materials Methods: Cand...