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% |