Social Epidemiology of Early Adolescent Cyberbullying in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of cyberbullying victimization and perpetration among a racially, ethnically and socioeconomically diverse population-based sample of 11-12-year-old early adolescents.

Methods

We analyzed cross-sectional data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study (Year 2; N = 9429). Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to estimate associations between sociodemographic factors (sex, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, country of birth, household income, parental education) and adolescent-reported cyberbullying victimization and perpetration.

Results

In the overall sample, lifetime prevalence of cyberbullying victimization was 9.6%, with 65.8% occurring in the past 12 months, while li

SUBMITTER: Nagata JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9969904 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature