@inproceedings{9f263ab33793473992f230877990bb9d,
title = "Role of Family, School Environments, and Barriers to Reporting Behavior: A Research Proposal on Combating Cyberbullying Through Online Forum Theater",
abstract = "In the digital era, cyberbullying has emerged as a significant issue with adverse impacts on adolescents. This research proposal aims to investigate the influence of family and school environments on adolescents{\textquoteright} vulnerability to cyberbullying. It proposes studies that evaluate the potential of online interactive forum theater as an innovative intervention to foster empowerment and resilience. This research will employ a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews to explore how family dynamics and school environments can mitigate adolescents{\textquoteright} susceptibility to cyberbullying victimization. Additionally, it will explore barriers and motivators for reporting cyberbullying, including cultural factors. The research also proposes to study the potential of online interactive forum theater in promoting active discourse and coping mechanisms among adolescents, as well as the motivations and deterrents for participating in physical forum theater among adolescents, and the potential of adapting these interventions to an online setting to reduce barriers. The findings from this research are expected to inform the development of targeted interventions that consider environmental and cultural factors, with the goal of enhancing the resilience and safety of adolescents online.",
keywords = "Adolescents, Cyberbullying, Family Environment, Online Forum Theater, Resilience, Role Playing, School Environment",
author = "Salem Bafjaish",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2026.; Satellite Events, held together with the 20th International Conference on Persuasive Technology, PERSUASIVE 2025 ; Conference date: 05-05-2025 Through 07-05-2025",
year = "2026",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-031-97177-8\_12",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783031971761",
volume = "2542",
series = "Communications In Computer And Information Science",
publisher = "Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH",
pages = "121--133",
editor = "I Wiafe and A Babiker and J Ham and K Oyibo and E Vlahu-Gjorgievska",
booktitle = "Persuasive Technology. Persuasive 2025 Satellite Events",
address = "Germany",
}