Item #787
55% of online harassment aggressors at "distressing" levels (amongst kids ages 10-15) are female
Topic: Violence, DigitalSource
Citation: Online Harassment in Context: Trends From Three Youth Internet Safety Surveys (2000, 2005, 2010), pp. 63-64 Author(s): Jones, Mitchell, Finkelhor Institution(s): University of New Hampshire Link: http://www.unh.edu/ccrc/pdf/Online%20Harassment%20in%20Context.pdf Nation(s): United States Year(s): 2010 Source: Primary Type: Statistical AnalysisDiscussion
Other Notes:"Distressing harassment" was defined as online harassment incidents in which youth rated themselves very or extremely upset or afraid asa result of the incident (4 or 5 on a scale of 1 to 5).