This statistic presents data from a 2013 survey in response to the question that asked which actions employees considered as cyber bullying behavior, by country. According to the survey of adult workers in selected countries, 82 percent of all respondents thought that sending unpleasant or defamatory remarks to or about a colleague using digital communications constituted cyber bullying behavior.
Which of the following do you consider cyber bullying?
Characteristic
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Average
Criticizing a colleague behind their back using digital communications such as email, instant messaging, social media, or SMS
73%
73%
67%
69%
Posting negative comments online about a colleague's appearance in work event photos posted on a social media site
83%
88%
79%
79%
Making fun of a work colleague who misbehaved at a non-work event, using digital communications
66%
63%
70%
66%
Sending unpleasant or defamatory remarks to our about a colleague, using digital communications
Date of survey is presumed. Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding. Average refers to the average of all countries surveyed, not just the three included in this graph.
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AVG. (February 1, 2013). Which of the following do you consider cyber bullying? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/292616/which-do-you-consider-cyber-bullying-behavior-by-country/
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AVG. (2013). Which of the following do you consider cyber bullying?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/292616/which-do-you-consider-cyber-bullying-behavior-by-country/
AVG. "Which of The following Do You Consider Cyber Bullying?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292616/which-do-you-consider-cyber-bullying-behavior-by-country/
AVG, Which of the following do you consider cyber bullying? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/292616/which-do-you-consider-cyber-bullying-behavior-by-country/ (last visited January 04, 2025)
Which of the following do you consider cyber bullying? [Graph], AVG, February 1, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/292616/which-do-you-consider-cyber-bullying-behavior-by-country/
