Who is Cyberbullying, Boys or Girls?
When it comes to traditional bullying research has shown that "Boys are involved more in overt physical bullying, but girls tend to use relational bullying more than boys" (Mark & Ratliffe, 2011). However, how do the numbers look when it comes to cyberbullying?
Cyberbullying by Gender
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This graph breaks down both being the cyberbully as well as being cyberbullied by gender.
More girls reported being cyberbullied in their lifetime with 25.1% compared to 16.6% of boys reporting they had been cyberbullied. Significantly more girls (18.2%) reported someone posting mean or hurtful comments online compared to 10.5 percent of boys. More boys (3.6%) reported that someone has posted a mean video about them online than girls (2.3).
When it comes to who is doing the cyberbullying, significantly more girls reported they have cyberbullied in their lifetime. When asked if they had cyberbullied within the past 30 days, the majority switches with 9.3% of boys and 7.9% of girls admitting they had within the last month.
This graph breaks down both being the cyberbully as well as being cyberbullied by gender.
More girls reported being cyberbullied in their lifetime with 25.1% compared to 16.6% of boys reporting they had been cyberbullied. Significantly more girls (18.2%) reported someone posting mean or hurtful comments online compared to 10.5 percent of boys. More boys (3.6%) reported that someone has posted a mean video about them online than girls (2.3).
When it comes to who is doing the cyberbullying, significantly more girls reported they have cyberbullied in their lifetime. When asked if they had cyberbullied within the past 30 days, the majority switches with 9.3% of boys and 7.9% of girls admitting they had within the last month.
Does Gender Affect the Medium in Which Cyberbullies Bully?
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Those who have reported that they had cyberbullied, were asked if they had used any of these 3 mediums: posting a picture of someone online without permission, posting on a social networking site to make fun of someone, and sending an email to provoke or make fun of someone. More girls reported posting a picture without permission and posting on a social networking site whereas more boys reported sending an email to provoke or make fun of someone.
Those who have reported that they had cyberbullied, were asked if they had used any of these 3 mediums: posting a picture of someone online without permission, posting on a social networking site to make fun of someone, and sending an email to provoke or make fun of someone. More girls reported posting a picture without permission and posting on a social networking site whereas more boys reported sending an email to provoke or make fun of someone.