http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/305/lori-o-favela Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 22 May 2026 21:29:43 -0400 Fri, 22 May 2026 21:29:43 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/322/female-cyberbullying-causes-and-prevention-strategies By Lori O. Favela - In recent months, the epidemic of bullying in the United States has received widespread attention in the news media. Though bullying can be defined in many ways, researchers lean toward a definition that includes “aggression, intention, repetition and an imbalance of power between the aggressor and the victim” and also point out that bullying may be “direct, verbal, and indirect or relational,” with well-known long-term effects on those involved (Athanasiades and Deliyanni-Kouimtzis, 2010). Although some claim that female aggression is on the decline and that the attention... Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:36 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/322/female-cyberbullying-causes-and-prevention-strategies