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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 Cyberbullying
QRT Score (of 42 possible points) 27
Sample 425 middle school students from five middle schools in Kentucky; assessment time period “toward the end of the school term”
Demographics 11–16 years of age (M = 13.0, SD = .98); 59.5% female; 90.6% Caucasian, 2.4% African American, 1.6% Hispanic, 1.2% American Indian, 2.3% Other, 1.9% Missing
Assessment Tool Author designed survey previously piloted and validated; 9-items (Cronbach’s α= .91); reporting time frame “during the school term”.
CB criteria No criteria for point estimate of CB prevalence. ‘Infrequent bullies’ = engaging in cyberbullying a couple to a few times in the school term; “Frequent bullies” = weekly or more cyberbullying
CB Prevalence Bully
 Frequent: 1.1%
 Infrequent: 16.8%

Note: Study conducted in US and Singapore; only data for US participants is reported.