Study: Cyberbullying often begins between friends

Parents and teachers need to realise that cyberbullies can very often be friends of their victims, according to psychologists.

Traditionally, it has been thought that friendships provide support against bullying. However, research shows that cyberbullying also happens among friends.

An academic study of 16- and 17-year-olds in Dublin showed how bullying often starts with a “trigger incident”, whereby one friend annoys another.