Online harassment impact on women 2017

This statistic presents data on the psychological impact of women experiencing online abuse or harassment worldwide. During the July 2017 survey period, 66 percent of survey respondents who have experienced online abuse stated that they felt a feeling of powerlessness in their ability to respond to abuse or harassment online. A total of 63 percent of online harassment victims also reported to not being able to sleep well.

Psychological impact of women experiencing online abuse or harassment worldwide as of July 2017

Characteristic	Share of respondents
A feeling of powerlessness in my ability to respond to abuse or harassment online	66%
Not being able to sleep well	63%
Lower self-esteem or a loss of self confidence	61%
A feeling of apprehension when thinking about using the internet or social media	58%
Less able to focus on everyday tasks	56%
Experiencing panic attacks, anxiety or stress	55%
A feeling of isolation or a need to withdraw into yourself	54%
A feeling of apprehension when receiving emails or social media notifications	54%
Experiencing mood swings	53%
Not being able to accomplish what you usually would on a typical day	46%
Being unable to concentrate for long periods of time	46%
Less able to make day-to-day decisions	36%

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Release date

November 2017

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

June 26 to July 3, 2017

Number of respondents

911 respondents

Age group

18 to 55 years

Special properties

who have ever experienced online abuse or harassment

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

QA4b/QA4C. Which, if any of the following have you experienced as a direct result of the online harassment or abuse that you have personally experienced?
Countries surveyed: UK, United States, New Zealand, Spain, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Denmark.
Total survey n= 4,009

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