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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 offending; cyberbullying victimization
QRT Score (of 42 possible points) 24
Sample 1,963 students from 30 middle schools in the same school district assessed in spring of 2007.
Demographics 10–16 years of age (M=12.8, SD=1.12); 50.10% female; 40.6% Caucasian, 23.4% African American, 19.6% Hispanic, 7.1% Multiracial, 1.3% Native American, 3.5% Other
Assessment Tool Author designed survey not previously piloted or validated; 9 items to assess victimization (Cronbach’s α = .74), 5 items to assess perpetration (Cronbach’s α = .76) within the previous 30 days.
CB criteria “one or more of the specified behaviors, two or more times”
CB Prevalence Bully: 21.8%
Victim: 29.4%