Cyberbullying Statistics and Facts

-Adolescent girls are just as likely, if not more likely than boys to experience cyberbullying (as a victim and offender) 

-Cyberbullying is related to low self-esteem, suicidal ideation, anger, frustration, and a variety of other emotional and psychological problems

-Cyberbullying is related to other issues in the ‘real world’ including school problems, anti-social behavior, substance use, and delinquency 

-Traditional bullying is still more common than cyberbullying

-Traditional bullying and cyberbullying are closely related: those who are bullied at school are bullied online and those who bully at school bully online

("Cyberbullying Facts")

-7 in 10 young people are victims of cyberbullying

-37%  of them are experiencing cyberbullying on a highly frequent basis

-20% of young people are experiencing extreme cyberbullying on a daily basis

-Young people found to be twice as likely to be cyber bullied on Facebook as on any other social network. Red Flag?

-54% of young people using Facebook reported that they have experienced cyberbullying on the social network

-Facebook, Ask.FM and Twitter found to be the most likely sources of cyberbullying, being the highest in traffic of all social networks.

("Cyber Bullying")

Work Cited

"Cyberbullying Facts." Cyberbullying Research Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 July 2016.

"Cyber Bullying." NoBullying Bullying CyberBullying Resources. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 July 2016.