Abstract The aim of this paper is to explore the effects of cyberbullying on psychosocial development in adolescence and express what can be done to prevent cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is a form of bullying and is widely spreading. Cyberbullying can be defined as a type of bullying that happens by using electronic technology and communication tools. It can be detrimental and lead to anxiety, depression, and suicide. Cyberbullying is disturbingly common between teens and adolescents in spite of the future damage. It affects up to 52 percent of adolescents and is a never-ending battle. Cyberbullying affects all races and gender. Introduction What is cyberbullying? With what research there is on this matter, not one definition can be agreed upon. Some research has stated cyberbullying being the adolescent is bullying another through the use of technologies. Others have said to use technologies to be mean or to harass others. But at the end of the day, researchers have settled that cyberbullying establishes the attack that is committed through the use of technologies towards another adolescent. Cyber-bullying can be even more debilitating than direct bullying, with victims feeling like there is no escape. "About 20 to 40 percent of youths have experienced "cyberbullying" through text messages, e-mails, chat rooms or other electronic tools. They often do not report it to parents or adults at school." (Berk, L.E., 2014) Although the research on cyber bullying is sparse, largely because of the relative newness of the phenomenon, efforts to document the impact of cyber bullying provide a picture of the significant psychosocial and academic repercussions of cyber bullying as well as the vulnerability of targeted children and youth. (Mishna, F., Cook, C., Gadalla, T., Daciuk, J., & Solomon, S. 2010) According to Erickson, the age group that can be affect by cyber-bullying is the age groups of 7-20. This is when an individua