A study conducted in Ireland in October 2020 asked children and teenagers which of the most common forms of cyberbullying they had experienced. Overall, 72 percent of respondents in the 13 to 14 year age group who had been victims of online bullying said that they were sent nasty or hurtful messages, and 71 percent of those in the 15 to 17 year category said the same. Furthermore, nine percent of respondents who were aged nine to ten years old stated that nasty or harmful messages were passed around or posted where others could see.
Most common forms of cyberbullying according to children in Ireland as of October 2020, by age group
Characteristic
Nasty or hurtful messages were sent to me
I was left out or excluded fom a group activity on the internet
Nasty or hurtful messages were passed around or posted where others could see
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 age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281968/children-ireland-most-common-forms-cyberbullying-by-age-group/
Government of Ireland. "Most common forms of cyberbullying according to children in Ireland as of October 2020, by age group." Chart. November 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281968/children-ireland-most-common-forms-cyberbullying-by-age-group/
Government of Ireland. (2021). Most common forms of cyberbullying according to children in Ireland as of October 2020, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281968/children-ireland-most-common-forms-cyberbullying-by-age-group/
Government of Ireland. "Most Common Forms of Cyberbullying According to Children in Ireland as of October 2020, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281968/children-ireland-most-common-forms-cyberbullying-by-age-group/
Government of Ireland, Most common forms of cyberbullying according to children in Ireland as of October 2020, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281968/children-ireland-most-common-forms-cyberbullying-by-age-group/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Most common forms of cyberbullying according to children in Ireland as of October 2020, by age group [Graph], Government of Ireland, November 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281968/children-ireland-most-common-forms-cyberbullying-by-age-group/
