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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) 24
Sample 221 students in grades 5–8 from a rural school in southwestern United States assessed in October, year unspecified
Demographics Age not reported; 54% female; race/ethnicity not reported
Assessment Tool Author designed survey not previously piloted or validated; 9-items to assess cyberbullying (α = .89), 12 to assess cybervictimization (α = .85); reporting time frame “current school year” ~2 months.
CB criteria Z score of ≥ +1.0 on either measure
CB Prevalence Bully: 3%
Victim: 4%
Bully/Victim: 5%

Note: Prevalence values are those reported in main text of article; however, the abstract reports bully prevalence of 1.5%, victim prevalence of 3%, and bully/victim prevalence of 8.6%.