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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) 21
Sample 587 7th and 8th grade students from 4 middle schools in Florida, California, and Maryland assessed in May and June of 2006.
Demographics Age not reported; 57.7% female; 25.1% Caucasian, 13% African American, 53.6% Hispanic, 3.2% Asian, 5.1% Other/Multiethnic
Assessment Tool Previously piloted Child Abuse Prevention Services Middle School Bullying Survey; piloting and validation data not reported; 1 item to assess perpetration, 1 item to assess victimization
CB criteria Victim: “has been the victim of a cyberbully at least a little of the time;” Bully: “yes” response
CB Prevalence Bully: 15.2%
Victim: 27.9%