What you need to know about Cyberbullying …

It is no secret that the landscape of bullying continues to change, which is why we stress the importance of researching trends, attitudes and behaviours so that we can continue to innovate and develop world-class interventions and ways of tackling cyberbullying. But, what do the stats say?

Latest statistics are taken from Ditch the Label’s Annual Bullying Survey 2017

Frequency

As were are increasingly living more and more of our lives online, cyberbullying is something which can affect anyone at any time:

17% of those surveyed have experienced cyberbullying.
29% of those surveyed reported experiencing cyberbullying at least once a month.
16% surveyed said they were cyberbullied at least once a week.

Impacts of cyberbullying

Cyberbullying can have serious impacts on the self-esteem and mental health of people who experience it:

41% of people who were cyberbullied developed social anxiety
37% developed depression
26% had suicidal thoughts
26% deleted their social media profile
25% self-harmed
25% stopped using social media
20% skipped class
14% developed an eating disorder
9% abused drugs or alcohol.

What counts as Cyberbullying?

When asked about the nature of cyberbullying, here is how our respondents answered:

35% had sent a screenshot of someone’s status or photo to laugh at them in a group chat
25% had trolled somebody in an online game
17% liked or shared something online that openly mocks another person
16% had done something to subtly annoy somebody they didn’t like online
12% had sent a nasty message, either privately or publicly to somebody they know offline
5% had created a fake profile and used it to annoy or upset another person.

What have you experienced?

When asked about what happened to those who were cyberbullied, here’s how they responded:

39% had a nasty comment posted on their profile
34% had a nasty comment posted on their photo
68% has been sent a nasty private message
18% had their profile wrongfully reported
23% had been bullied in an online game
24% had their private information shared
18% had somebody impersonate them online
41% had rumours about them posted online
27% had photos/videos of them that they didn’t like

Find out More

Want to know more? Have a read through our past research papers to get an idea of the stats around bullying and other related issues from the last 5 years…

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