This statistic presents the percentage of U.S. teens who have engaged in annoying or harmful online behavior towards a current or former romantic partner as of March 2015. During the survey, ten percent of teens stated that they had modified or deleted their partner's social media profile.
Share of U.S. teens who have engaged in negative online behavior towards a current or former romantic partner as of March 2015
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Sent them a very large number of texts in a short period of time
36%
Accessed their mobile phone or online accounts
11%
Sent messages to others while pretending to be your boyfriend, girlfriend or ex
10%
Modified or deleted their social media profile
10%
Sent embarrasing pictures of them to someone else
8%
Downloaded a GP2 or tracking program to their cellphone without them knowing
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Pew Research Center. (October 1, 2015). Share of U.S. teens who have engaged in negative online behavior towards a current or former romantic partner as of March 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/473208/teens-negative-online-behavior-towards-romantic-partner-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. teens who have engaged in negative online behavior towards a current or former romantic partner as of March 2015." Chart. October 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/473208/teens-negative-online-behavior-towards-romantic-partner-us/
Pew Research Center. (2015). Share of U.S. teens who have engaged in negative online behavior towards a current or former romantic partner as of March 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/473208/teens-negative-online-behavior-towards-romantic-partner-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of U.S. Teens Who Have Engaged in Negative Online Behavior towards a Current or Former Romantic Partner as of March 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/473208/teens-negative-online-behavior-towards-romantic-partner-us/
Pew Research Center, Share of U.S. teens who have engaged in negative online behavior towards a current or former romantic partner as of March 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/473208/teens-negative-online-behavior-towards-romantic-partner-us/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Share of U.S. teens who have engaged in negative online behavior towards a current or former romantic partner as of March 2015 [Graph], Pew Research Center, October 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/473208/teens-negative-online-behavior-towards-romantic-partner-us/
