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6 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 22 MAY 2022 NEWS Tenth Orchestral Charity Concert under the distinguished patronage of H.E. Dr George Vella President of Malta featuring the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Resident Conductor Prof. Michael Laus with the participation of e Goldberg Ensemble and soloist Tenor Cli Zammit Stevens at St John's Co-Cathedral on Wednesday 1 st June 2022 at 19.30 hrs. By gracious permission of H.E. the President of Malta, the concert will be followed by a reception in the Palace Courtyard. Entrance to the Concert and Reception is strictly by invitation Invitation-voucher(s) available from MASMOM oces, Casa Lanfreducci Pjazza Jean de Valette, adjacent to Our Lady of Victory Church,Valletta Tel. no.: 2122 6919 / 2124 6406 info@orderofmalta-malta.org.mt e Maltese Association of the Order of Malta and the St John's Co-Cathedral Foundation present their Advertissement 2022 print.indd 1 09/05/2022 16:53 JAMES DEBONO A study on the incidence and effects of cyberbullying found that the majority of those who instigate cyberbullying on oth- ers have themselves been on the receiving end of cyberbullying. In fact, among instigators of cyberbullying 59% were cyber- bullying victims while 41% were not. The study, published on the Malta Medical Journal by psy- chologists Faye Grech and Mary Anne Lauri, investigated the ef- fects of cyberbullying among a sample of 367 adolescents aged 14-16. The study found that one in four teens participating in this study reported having experi- enced cyberbullying while one in three admitted to having in- stigated cyberbullying. Often, belligerent messag- es were sent via messaging, through for example, Facebook, Whatsapp and other social net- working sites. Cyberbullies reported that the motivations for bullying include retaliation or revenge, jealousy and sometimes teasing. According to the authors of the study "the fast-paced online world blurs the line between bully and victim in that it does not allow time for the victim to consider their response". In this way, in many cases the exchange of bully and victim roles occurs frequently and spontaneously. "The cyberworld is carried in our pockets, with immediate and quick access, and posting without much consideration is an easy feat. Instigation and re- taliation are easy behaviours in the online world." Moreover in the context of the fast-paced, rapid and ev- er-changing electronic environ- ment, this change of roles oc- curs very quickly. "Impulsivity and lack of self-control are the cogwheels which power the cy- cle," the authors say. Cyberbullies reported their motivations for bullying include retaliation or revenge, jealousy and sometimes teasing. In 53% of cases the main moti- vation was retaliation against an attack. In 44% of cases the moti- vation was sheer disagreement. But victims were also targeted for their physical appearance (10%), their sexual orientation (5%), their nationality (5%), their origin (5%) their language (5%) their skin colour (5%) and their religion (4%). This sug- gests that in nearly a quarter of the cases the attack was moti- vated by xenophobia or racism. In 10% of the cases the moti- vation was the physical appear- ance of the victim while in 5% the motivation was the sexual orientation of the victim. The results also show that 18% of victims of cyberbullying re- sorted to self-harm and 30% had One in four teens experience cyberbullying, 30% admit instigating bullying, with over half of bullies themselves past victims of cyberbullying Cyberbullying: study reveals online cycle of attack and retaliation "The fast-paced online world blurs the line between bully and victim in that it does not allow time for the victim to consider their response"