Who is targeted by cyberbullying?
-all school-aged children with the technology can be affected
-Boys and girls appear to be equally likely to be targets of harassment online. There is some indication that girls might be more likely than boys to be targeted infrequently (once or twice), but just as likely to be targeted frequently (monthly or more often).
-Older teens seem to be more likely to be involved than younger teens. In fact, a recent national survey of youth reports that the average age of a teenager involved in cyberbullying is 15 years old.
-Teens who are harassed online may also be experiencing harassment offline.
-Some youth have related or unrelated social problems.
-You should know too that teens who are targeted by harassment are more likely to report harassing others online too. Often this can be retaliation. But, just because someone sends you a mean or harassing message doesn’t mean it’s not harassment if you do the same thing back.
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