According to a study from the Journal of Adolescent Health (pdf) of nearly 3,800 middle school students (grades 6-8):
- 11% were victims of bullying within two months of the survey (victims only).
- 4% were perpetrators of bullying within two months of the survey (bullies only).
- An additional 7% were both victims and perpetrators of bullying within two months of the survey (bully/victims).
- Girls were more likely than boys to be victims or bully/victims.
- Nearly half of victims did not know the identity of the one bullying them.
Concerned about your own child being a bully or being bullied? Read “Cyberbullying: The New Playground.”
This information is definitely interesting, and of course very sad for obvious reasons…but I’m curious as to whether there’s a visible connection between cyber bullying and the attraction of viewing online porn?