Title |
Cyberbullying among Finnish adolescents – a population-based study
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, November 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-12-1027 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Pirjo L Lindfors, Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino, Arja H Rimpelä |
Abstract |
Cyberbullying, threatening or harassing another via the internet or mobile phones, does not cause physically harm and thus the consequences are less visible. Little research has been performed on the occurrence of cyberbullying among adolescents or the perception of its seriousness. Only a few population-based studies have been published, none of which included research on the witnessing of cyberbullying. Here, we examined exposure to cyberbullying during the last year, and its frequency and perceived seriousness among 12 to 18-year-old adolescents in Finland. We studied four dimensions of cyberbullying: being a victim, bully, or both victim and bully of cyberbullying, and witnessing the cyberbullying of friends. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 3 | 30% |
United States | 2 | 20% |
Canada | 2 | 20% |
Finland | 1 | 10% |
Unknown | 2 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 9 | 90% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Spain | 2 | 1% |
Sweden | 1 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Slovenia | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Greece | 1 | <1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 154 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Bachelor | 32 | 20% |
Student > Master | 20 | 12% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 10% |
Researcher | 16 | 10% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 6% |
Other | 38 | 23% |
Unknown | 30 | 18% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Psychology | 38 | 23% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 17% |
Social Sciences | 26 | 16% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 5% |
Unspecified | 6 | 4% |
Other | 21 | 13% |
Unknown | 37 | 23% |