CB prevalence main study objective |
No |
Term Used |
Electronic bullying |
QRT Score (of 42 possible points) |
32 |
Sample |
24,620 high school students from 52 Maryland high schools assessed in spring 2012 |
Demographics |
M age = 15.98, SD = 1.32; 48.5% female; 45.4% Caucasian, 33.6% African American, 4.5% Hispanic, 4.3% Asian, 9.0% Other |
Assessment Tool |
Modified version of authors’ previous measures;1-item: “within the last month, has someone repeatedly tried to hurt you or make you feel bad by emailing, e-messaging, texting or posting a something bad on the internet (Facebook)” |
CB criteria |
“Yes” response |
CB Prevalence |
Victim: Female 7.5%, Male 4.3% |