Comparing Interpersonal Bullying and Cyberbullying Victimization

• In Event: Investigations of School Crime Across Multiple Data Sources

Abstract

We use a large nationally representative sample of middle and high school students to compare and contrast interpersonal bullying and cyberbullying by asking the following questions: (1) How does the prevalence of cyberbullying victimization compare with the prevalence of interpersonal bullying victimization?; (2) How does the relationship between demographic predictors and cyberbullying victimization compare with the relationship between these predictors and interpersonal bullying victimization?; and (3) How does the relationship between cyberbullying victimization and avoidance behaviors compare with the relationship between interpersonal bullying victimization and avoidance behaviors?

Authors

• Kirsten Lauren Hutzell, Lycoming College

• Allison Payne, Villanova University