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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jun 23.
Published in final edited form as: Emerg Adulthood. 2013 May 20;1(4):293–304. doi: 10.1177/2167696813490159

Table 2.

Percentage Endorsing Experiencing Electronic Aggression Item at Least Once in Past Year.

Victimization
Perpetration
Item Friend Boyfriend/Girlfriend Friend Boyfriend/Girlfriend
Bullied through text messaging 26.7 21.4 17.3 21.7
Wrote something mean or hurtful on a website or through a chatroom/“bashboard” 15.0   7.6   8.4   6.2
Put a picture on website that did not want there 47.3   8.0 23.1   9.7
Took phone picture to embarrass 32.7 14.6 29.2 14.2
Sent a mean or hurtful e-mail 18.6 14.6 10.2 14.2
Sent a mean or hurtful text message 48.2 47.8 34.5 46.9
Sent a threatening e-mail   5.3   6.2   2.7   3.1
Sent a threatening text message 10.2 10.2   5.3   7.5
Intrusively called or texted to monitor or check up on me/someone 35.0 43.4 17.7 39.4
Used a fake online profile to interact with me/someone 11.1   3.1   3.5   2.7
Posted an insulting/hurtful comment or poke on a social networking site, e.g., Facebook or MySpace 27.6 10.2 21.2   7.5
Posted an embarrassing photo on a social networking site, e.g., Facebook or MySpace 57.3 11.1 24.1 12.0
Circulated an embarrassing but true story online 17.7   8.4 14.6 7.1
Circulated an embarrassing but untrue story online 10.6   4.4   2.2   2.7
Logged into my/someone’s e-mail to make trouble for or check up on me/them   8.4 15.5   7.5 19.5
Checked up on me/someone by being deceitful on the Internet 15.2 18.7   9.3 18.1
Blocked on AIM or on a website such as MySpace or Facebook 20.4 16.4 31.9 18.1
Excluded or shut out from top friend list 12.2   7.2   9.4   5.8
Tried to make jealous by commenting/posting on someone else’s Internet page 29.6 30.7 25.2 29.6