This statistic presents the sexual and nonsexual cyber dating abuse perpetration rates among teens in a current or recent relationship, by gender. During the 2012 survey, it was found that 9.3 percent of teenage males and 13.9 percent of teenage females had perpetrated cyber dating abuse within a relationship. Sexual cyber dating abuse includes activities such as the sending or taking of unwanted naked pictures while nonsexual cyber abuse includes activities such as the unauthorised use of the victim's social networking account.
Prevalence of sexual and nonsexual cyber dating perpetration among teenagers in 2012, by gender
total sample n = 3,745; males n = 1,768; females n = 1,956
Special properties
Grades 7 to 12
Supplementary notes
Sexual cyber abuse and nonsexual cyber abuse were not mutually exclusive categories; respondents who perpetrated both sexual and nonsexual cyber abuse appear in both categories.
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Urban Institute. (September 6, 2013). Prevalence of sexual and nonsexual cyber dating perpetration among teenagers in 2012, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291429/teen-dating-cyber-abuse-perpetration-sexual-nonsexual-by-gender/
Urban Institute. "Prevalence of sexual and nonsexual cyber dating perpetration among teenagers in 2012, by gender." Chart. September 6, 2013. Statista. Accessed January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291429/teen-dating-cyber-abuse-perpetration-sexual-nonsexual-by-gender/
Urban Institute. (2013). Prevalence of sexual and nonsexual cyber dating perpetration among teenagers in 2012, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291429/teen-dating-cyber-abuse-perpetration-sexual-nonsexual-by-gender/
Urban Institute. "Prevalence of Sexual and Nonsexual Cyber Dating Perpetration among Teenagers in 2012, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291429/teen-dating-cyber-abuse-perpetration-sexual-nonsexual-by-gender/
Urban Institute, Prevalence of sexual and nonsexual cyber dating perpetration among teenagers in 2012, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291429/teen-dating-cyber-abuse-perpetration-sexual-nonsexual-by-gender/ (last visited January 06, 2025)
Prevalence of sexual and nonsexual cyber dating perpetration among teenagers in 2012, by gender [Graph], Urban Institute, September 6, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291429/teen-dating-cyber-abuse-perpetration-sexual-nonsexual-by-gender/
