Cyberbullying among Czech Internet Users: Prevalence across Age Groups
| Title in English | Cyberbullying among Czech Internet Users: Prevalence across Age Groups |
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| Year of publication | 2009 |
| Type | R&D Presentation |
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| Description | The subject of cyberbullying is often mentioned in the context of Internet expansion; cyberbullying adversely affects the safety of individuals in the online environment. In this presentation, we demonstrate the first report on cyberbullying in the Czech Republic based on a representative sample of the population. The survey, conducted within the World Internet Project in the Czech Republic, was carried out in September 2008 using face-to-face interviews. The survey addressed 2,215 respondents of 12 years of age or more, of which 1,470 were Internet users. The research sample was made representative for the Czech Republic as far as the variables of sex, education, age, region, and the size of the respondent's domicile are concerned. The results indicate that 2.4% of the Czech population was cyberbullied at least several times a month and in total 14.1% reported to have experienced cyberbullying on the Internet. 9.7% of Czech Internet users claimed they have been victims of cyberbullying at least sometimes, 4.4% of internet users said they were both victims and aggressors and only 0.9% identified themselves as pure online aggressors. We show the prevalence of cyberbullying among age groups of Internet users and also the changes of ratios in the roles of victim and victim/bully across age groups. The study also suggests that older age groups encounter cyberbullying as well, albeit not to such a large extent as adolescents. This concerns the age group of 36 to 49 and the age group of above 50. The age group of 36 to 49 years olds have experienced the role of a victim as often as the role of a victim/aggressor, while the group above 50 have mostly experienced the role of the victim. |
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