Purpose The primary aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which individuals with facial and/or speech differences secondary to a craniofacial anomaly experienced bullying through social media platforms during late school age and adolescence. Method Using an online survey platform, a questionnaire was distributed via several public and private social media groups designated for individuals with craniofacial anomaly and their caregivers. Results The majority of participants (n = 38; 88.4%) indicated they had been bullied during late school-age and adolescence and that they believed this was due to their facial difference and/or speech disorder (n = 27; 71.1%). Almost one third indicated they had been victims of cyberbullying during this time (n = 12; 31.6%) with the most common venues being texting and Facebook. Despite the large percentage of participants who reported being bullied through social media, half (n = 6) indicated they did not often report these instances of cyberbullying. Conclusions As social media use continues to increase, it appears inevitable that cyberbullying will occur. Particularly vulnerable to both traditional and cyberbullying are individuals with craniofacial anomalies. Because of the specialized training of speech-language pathologists, school-based speech-language pathologists are in a unique position to play a key role in school-wide antibullying efforts and to educate school personnel on ways in which to support the needs of children with craniofacial anomalies both inside and outside of the classroom.

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社交媒体作为对颅面异常患者进行网络欺凌的平台：初步调查。

目的本研究的主要目的是调查继发于颅面异常的面部和/或语言差异个体在学龄后期和青春期通过社交媒体平台遭受欺凌的程度。方法 使用在线调查平台，通过几个公共和私人社交媒体组为颅面异常患者及其护理人员分发问卷。结果 大多数参与者（n = 38；88.4%）表示他们在学龄后期和青春期受到欺凌，他们认为这是由于他们的面部差异和/或言语障碍（n = 27；71.1%）。近三分之一的人表示他们在此期间曾成为网络欺凌的受害者（n = 12；31.6%），最常见的场所是发短信和 Facebook。尽管有很大比例的参与者报告说通过社交媒体受到欺凌，但一半 (n = 6) 表示他们不经常报告这些网络欺凌事件。结论 随着社交媒体使用的不断增加，网络欺凌似乎不可避免。特别容易受到传统和网络欺凌的人是颅面异常的人。由于语言病理学家的专业培训，校本语言病理学家处于独特的地位，可以在全校范围的反欺凌工作中发挥关键作用，并教育学校人员如何支持患有残疾的儿童的需求。教室内外的颅面异常。一半 (n = 6) 表示他们不经常报告这些网络欺凌事件。结论 随着社交媒体使用的不断增加，网络欺凌似乎不可避免。特别容易受到传统和网络欺凌的人是颅面异常的人。由于语言病理学家的专业培训，校本语言病理学家处于独特的地位，可以在全校范围的反欺凌工作中发挥关键作用，并教育学校人员如何支持患有残疾的儿童的需求。教室内外的颅面异常。一半 (n = 6) 表示他们不经常报告这些网络欺凌事件。结论 随着社交媒体使用的不断增加，网络欺凌似乎不可避免。特别容易受到传统和网络欺凌的人是颅面异常的人。由于语言病理学家的专业培训，校本语言病理学家处于独特的地位，可以在全校范围的反欺凌工作中发挥关键作用，并教育学校人员如何支持患有残疾的儿童的需求。教室内外的颅面异常。特别容易受到传统和网络欺凌的人是颅面异常的人。由于语言病理学家的专业培训，校本语言病理学家处于独特的地位，可以在全校范围的反欺凌工作中发挥关键作用，并教育学校人员如何支持患有残疾的儿童的需求。教室内外的颅面异常。特别容易受到传统欺凌和网络欺凌的人是颅面异常的人。由于语言病理学家的专门培训，校本语言病理学家处于独特的地位，可以在全校范围内的反欺凌工作中发挥关键作用，并教育学校人员如何支持患有残疾的儿童的需求。教室内外的颅面异常。