PREVENTIVE AND CURATIVE STRATEGIES FOR CYBERBULLYING AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

Cyberbullying is a major factor with increasingly serious impacts on the mental health, academic performance, and social relationships of secondary school students. Therefore, this study, using the PRISMA protocol, conducted a scientific review report (SLR) of 10 peer-reviewed articles published by leading publishers between 2015 and 2025. The report identified these strategies as the best prevention strategies to improve the safety of secondary school students in the digital environment. In this context, digital literacy, awareness training, and the role of teachers and parents should be considered as immediate interventions to reduce risk through prevention strategies. Counseling, cognitive behavioral therapy, and peer support are described as recovery strategies for students who have been victims of cyberbullying. This provides evidence that prevention and intervention should not be addressed in isolation but should be integrated into a framework promoted by schools and families with the support of policymakers. Future research should focus on cross-cultural and longitudinal studies to ensure that prevention and intervention strategies are applicable across educational settings and cultures.