A study conducted in Ireland in October 2020 asked children and teenagers which of the most common forms of cyberbullying they had experienced. Overall, 62 percent of girls and 56 percent of boys who had been victims of online bullying reported that they had been sent nasty or hurtful messages and 31 percent of female respondents and 17 percent of male respondents stated that nasty or hurtful messages had been passed around or posted where others could see. Additionally, 15 percent of boys and nine percent of girls said that they had been forced to do something that they did not want to do.
Most common forms of cyberbullying according to children in Ireland as of October 2020, by gender
Characteristic
Boys
Girls
Nasty or hurtful messages were sent to me
56%
62%
I was left out or excluded fom a group activity on the internet
24%
31%
Nasty or hurtful messages were passed around or posted where others could see
17%
31%
Other nasty or hurtful things happened to me on the internet
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Government of Ireland. (November 15, 2021). Most common forms of cyberbullying according to children in Ireland as of October 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281960/children-ireland-most-common-forms-cyberbullying-by-gender/
Government of Ireland. "Most common forms of cyberbullying according to children in Ireland as of October 2020, by gender." Chart. November 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281960/children-ireland-most-common-forms-cyberbullying-by-gender/
Government of Ireland. (2021). Most common forms of cyberbullying according to children in Ireland as of October 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281960/children-ireland-most-common-forms-cyberbullying-by-gender/
Government of Ireland. "Most Common Forms of Cyberbullying According to Children in Ireland as of October 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281960/children-ireland-most-common-forms-cyberbullying-by-gender/
Government of Ireland, Most common forms of cyberbullying according to children in Ireland as of October 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281960/children-ireland-most-common-forms-cyberbullying-by-gender/ (last visited November 05, 2024)
Most common forms of cyberbullying according to children in Ireland as of October 2020, by gender [Graph], Government of Ireland, November 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281960/children-ireland-most-common-forms-cyberbullying-by-gender/
