An animated film created by a Glasgow university on the effects of cyberbullying will be screened in Scottish secondary schools from September.

Researchers from Glasgow Caledonian University developed the new film based on research with young people who experienced online abuse.

Featured are teenagers recounting positive and negative experiences with social media during the five-minute video.

The animation underscores all types of cyberbullying from unauthorised use of images and cyberstalking to deep fake videos, publishing private photos, and threatening behaviour.

One of the teenagers said: "I used to feel confident, but now I don't even want to look at myself in the mirror.

"I used to love being online, but now I get nervous when I get a notification."

Another added: "Experiencing online abuse can be overwhelming but it's not your fault and you don't have to cope with it alone.

"It is not your responsibility and you are not to blame.

"We must all stand together and say that this behaviour is not acceptable."

The film is produced as part of the EU-funded Innovative Solutions to Eliminate Domestic Abuse (ISEDA) research project.

Glasgow Caledonian University is collaborating with 14 partners from nine European countries on the study which aims to combat domestic abuse via modern technological tools and practices.

Professor Nancy Lombard, who is working alongside researcher Dr Kate Butterby and PhD student Erin Rennie on a package of material to be delivered online to schools, said: "Through the film we wanted to highlight how social media is an integral part of teenage life and how this can be positive.

"But it also illustrates the potential for misuse including online abuse and how this can have different impacts on boys and girls."