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Smith, Peter K., et al. "Cyberbullying: its nature and impact in secondary school pupils." Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry 49.4 (2008): 376-385. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. Bullying has taken on a new form as it has started to occur through the Internet and cell phones and has begun to be known as "cyberbullying." This article focuses on a study in which students of secondary schools took a survey on how often the had been bullied through electronic means. In the first study, phone call and text messaging bullying were most frequent. In the second study, phone call and instant messaging were most frequent and text messaging next. Both studies discovered that cyberbullying takes place more often outside of school than inside school. This can be stopped maybe by informing parents more and including this topic in education.