Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2006
Facts on CyberbullyingRonald Lee, Psy.D.
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project Parents and Teens Survey, Oct-Nov. 2006. Based on online
teens (N=886)
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2006
What is a Social Networking Site?
An online location where an Internet user can create a profile and build a
personal network that connects him or her to other Internet users
(e.g., MySpace and Facebook).
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2006
Demographics: Teens Who Create Profiles Online
• Gender: – Boys (51%)– Girls (58%)
• Age: – 12-14 (45%)– 15-17 (64%*)
• Age by Gender:– Boys aged 12-14 (46%)– Girls aged 12-14 (44%)– Boys aged 15-17 (57%)– Girls aged 15-17 (70%*)
* Indicates statistically significant differences
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2006
Demographics: Teens Who Create Profiles Online (Continued)
• Household Income – Less than $50,000 (55%)– $50,000 or more (56%)
• Race/Ethnicity– White, non-Hispanic (53%)– Non-white (58%)
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2006
Teens and Social Networking• 55% of teens have created
a personal profile online or used social networking sites like MySpace or Facebook
• 66% of teens who have created a profile say that their profile is not visible by all internet users
• 48% of teens visit social networking websites daily or more often
• Older girls (15-17) are more likely to have used social networking sites and online profiles (70%)
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2006
Managing Friendships Online
• 91% of all social networking teens use their sites to stay in touch with friends they see frequently
• 82% use it to stay in touch with friends they rarely see in person
• 72% of all social networking teens use the sites to make plans with friends
• 49% use the sites to make new friends
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2006
Gender Differences with Social Networking
• Just 17% of all social networking teens use the sites to flirt
• Older boys who use social networking sites are more than twice as likely as older girls to say they use the sites to flirt (29% to 13%)
• Older boys are more likely than older girls to use social networking sites to make new friends (60% to 46%).
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2006
Common Forms of Cyberbullying32% of teens online have experienced some form of cyberbullying:
– 15% by email, IM or text messaging, someone forwarding to someone else and/or posting it where others could see it
– 13% by someone spreading a rumor about them online
– 13% by someone sending them a threatening or aggressive email, IM, or text message
– 6% by someone posting an embarassing picture of them online without their permission
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2006
Gender Differences of Teens who Experience Cyberbullying
• Girls, age 15-17: 41%*
• Boys, age 15-17: 29%
• Girls, age 12-14: 34%
• Boys, age 12-14: 22%
*Indicates statistically significant difference.
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2006
Gender Differences of Victimization
Type of Cyberbullying Boys Girls
• Posting private messages 13% 17%
• Threats/Aggressive messages 10% 15%
• Spreading Rumors 9% 16%*
• Posting Embarrassing Pictures ` 5% 7%
• Some form of Cyberbullying 23% 36%*
*Indicates statistically significant difference.
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2006
Social Network Users versus Non-Social Network Users
Type of Cyberbullying Social Non-Social Network User Network
User
• Posting private messages 17% 12%
• Threats/Aggressive messages 16%* 8%
• Spreading Rumors 16%* 8%
• Posting Embarrassing Pictures 9%* 2%
• Some form of Cyberbullying 39%* 23%*
*Indicates statistically significant difference.