One in Ten (12%) Parents Online, Around the World Say Their Child Has Been Cyberbullied, 24%

One in Ten (12%) Parents Online, Around the World Say Their Child Has Been Cyberbullied, 24% Say They Know of a Child Who Has Experienced Same in Their Community Three Quarters (77%) of World Citizens Say Cyberbullying Needs Special Attention and Cannot Be Addressed Through Existing Anti-Bullying Measures

Monday, January 09, 2012

New York, NY — A new poll conducted by global research company Ipsos for Reuters News finds that one in ten parents online (12%) around the world say their child has experienced cyberbullying while one in four (26%) say they know a child in their community who has experienced the same. Of those, a majority (60%) say the children experienced the harrassing behaviour on social networking sites like Facebook. Three quarters (77%) of world residents say cyberbullying needs special attention from parents and schools while a minority (23%) think cyberbullying can be handled through existing anti-bullying measures.

Ipsos surveyed a total of 18,687 citizens in 24 countries via online survey methodology.

The Cyberbullying Phenomena

Cyberbullying is when a child or group of children (under the age of 18) intentionally intimidate, offend, threaten or embarrass another child or group of children specifically through the use of information technology, such as a website or chat room on the Internet, a cellular telephone or another mobile device.

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Fuente: ipsos-na.com