One-third of all teens who use the Internet have been the victims of cyber-bullying, or harassment online, according to a study released Wednesday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Girls are more likely to be cyber-bullied, as are teens who lead active online lives, the study finds. “Bullying has entered the digital age,” the study’s authors write. “The impulses behind it are the same, but the effect is magnified. “In the past, the materials of bullying would have been whispered, shouted or passed around,” they note.
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Report: One in Three Teens Bullied Online
Posted by: Katherine Noyes June 28, 2007 03:38 PMOne-third of all teens who use the Internet have been the victims of cyber-bullying, or harassment online, according to a study released Wednesday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Girls are more likely to be cyber-bullied, as are teens who lead active online lives, the study finds. “Bullying has entered the digital age,” the study’s authors write. “The impulses behind it are the same, but the effect is magnified. “In the past, the materials of bullying would have been whispered, shouted or passed around,” they note.