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%.