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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2015 Nov 11;58(2):125–133. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.09.026
CB prevalence main study objective Yes
Term Used Electronic bullying; electronic victimization
QRT Score (of 42 possible points) 29
Sample 855 7th and 8th grade students from a school in the southeastern U.S. assessed in the Spring of 2009
Demographics Mean age= 13 years, SD = .76; 52.16% female; 59% Caucasian, 28% African American, 2.6% Hispanic, 3% Asian/Pacific Islander
Assessment Tool Modified version of the “Electronic Bullying Questionnaire,” piloting and validation data not reported; 4 items to assess victimization and 4 items to assess bullying within “the past couple months”
CB criteria Not clearly defined by authors but appears to be any endorsement of any of the 4 bullying or victimization behaviors; “chronic bullying/victimization” group defined as those who endorsed bullying or victimization ‘several times a week.’
CB Prevalence Bullying
 Any: 14%
 Chronic: 1.4%
Victim
 Any: 20%
 Chronic: 3%