This statistic presents the prevalence of cyber bullying perpetration among middle and high schoolers, by individual bullying activity. During the April 2019 survey, it was found that 4.5 percent of all respondents had threatened to hurt someone while online.
Prevalence of cyber bullying perpetration among middle and high school students as of April 2019
Characteristic
Share of respondents
I have cyber bullied others (lifetime)
14.8%
I have cyber bullied others (past 30 days)
6.3%
I posted mean or hurtful comments about someone online
9.3%
I spread rumors about someone online, through text messages, or emails
6.9%
I threatened to hurt someone while online
4.5%
I posted a mean or hurtful picture of someone online
4.4%
I threatened to hurt someone through a cell phone text message
4.4%
I posted mean or hurtful comments online about someone with a sexual meaning
4.1%
I pretended to be someone else online and acted in a way that was mean or hurtful to them
4%
I posted mean or hurtful comments online about someone's race or color
3.7%
I posted a mean or hurtful video online of someone
3.5%
I posted mean or hurtful comments online about someone's religion
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Cyberbullying Research Center. (July 9, 2019). Prevalence of cyber bullying perpetration among middle and high school students as of April 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291510/teen-cyber-bullying-perpetration-by-individual-activity/
Cyberbullying Research Center. "Prevalence of cyber bullying perpetration among middle and high school students as of April 2019." Chart. July 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291510/teen-cyber-bullying-perpetration-by-individual-activity/
Cyberbullying Research Center. (2019). Prevalence of cyber bullying perpetration among middle and high school students as of April 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291510/teen-cyber-bullying-perpetration-by-individual-activity/
Cyberbullying Research Center. "Prevalence of Cyber Bullying Perpetration among Middle and High School Students as of April 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291510/teen-cyber-bullying-perpetration-by-individual-activity/
Cyberbullying Research Center, Prevalence of cyber bullying perpetration among middle and high school students as of April 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291510/teen-cyber-bullying-perpetration-by-individual-activity/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Prevalence of cyber bullying perpetration among middle and high school students as of April 2019 [Graph], Cyberbullying Research Center, July 9, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291510/teen-cyber-bullying-perpetration-by-individual-activity/
