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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 No
Term Used Cyberbullying
QRT Score (of 42 possible points) 28
Sample 1285 students from urban and suburban middle schools in Southern California assessed in 2012
Demographics Mean age = 12.29, SD = .86; 48.3% female; .41% American Indian or Alaska Native, 3.40% Asian, 18.31% Black or African American, 59.62% Hispanic or Latino, 1.82% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 15.18% White, 1.26% Mixed
Assessment Tool 2 items, one to assess cyberbullying perpetration and one to assess cyberbullying victimization during the past 12 months; validation data not reported; response options: never, once or twice, a few times, many times, and every day.
CB criteria Dichotomized responses for each question, but no discussion of score cutoffs
CB Prevalence Bully: 4.98%
Victim: 6.59%
Bully/Victim: 4.27%