Type of message, effect and reporting of electronic aggression by perpetrator and victim
| Effect and reporting by perpetrator and victim | Male | Female | χ2 | p Value† |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perpetrator | ||||
| Type of harassment message sent by perpetrator | n=51 | n=37 | ||
| Abusive words | 33 (64.7) | 19 (51.4) | ||
| Mean or hurtful things | 10 (19.6) | 13 (35.1) | ||
| Ignore/exclude | 0 (0) | 1 (2.7) | ||
| Sexual advance | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0) | ||
| Threats | 2 (3.9) | 2 (5.4) | ||
| Sharing secrets or embarrassing information | 2 (3.9) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Impersonation | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Others | 2 (3.9) | 2 (5.4) | 7.113 | 0.422 |
| Effect of incident on perpetrator | n=64 | n=60 | ||
| No effect | 42 (65.5) | 26 (43.3) | ||
| Felt very sad | 11 (17.2) | 20 (33.3) | ||
| Felt angry | 9 (14.1) | 10 (16.8) | ||
| Started keeping to myself | 1 (1.6) | 2 (3.3) | ||
| Felt afraid | 1 (1.6) | 2 (3.3) | 6.975 | 0.1004 |
| Victim | ||||
| Types of messages received by victim | n=82 | n=101 | ||
| Mean or hurtful things/make fun of | 34 (41.5) | 38 (37.6) | ||
| Abusive words | 34 (41.5) | 20 (19.8) | ||
| Ignore/exclude | 1 (1.2) | 0 (0) | ||
| Tell lies/spread rumours | 0 (0) | 2 (2.0) | ||
| Relationship advances | 3 (3.7) | 24 (23.8) | ||
| Sexual advance | 0 | 6 (5.9) | ||
| Threats | 5 (6.1) | 6 (5.9) | ||
| Sharing secrets or embarrassing information | 1 (1.2) | 0 (0) | ||
| Sexting | 0 | 2 (2.0.) | ||
| Others | 4 (4.9) | 3 (3.0) | 30.778 | <0.0001* |
| Effect of incident on victim | n=108 | n=137 | ||
| No effect | 18 (16.7) | 22 (16.1) | ||
| Felt very sad | 50 (46.3) | 62 (45.3) | ||
| Felt angry | 49 (45.4) | 54 (39.4) | ||
| Felt afraid | 3 (2.8) | 5 (3.6) | ||
| Started keeping to him/herself | 1 (0.9) | 6 (4.4) | ||
| Didn't feel like going to school | 1 (0.9) | 2 (1.5) | ||
| Developed headache | 0 | 5 (3.6) | ||
| Others‡ | 6 (5.6) | 13 (9.5) | 8.413 | 0.3103 |
| Victims immediate response (n=247) | ||||
| Nothing | 49 (44.5) | 42 (30.7) | ||
| Informed someone | 47 (42.7) | 81 (59.1) | ||
| Other§ | 14 (12.7) | 14 (10.2) | 6.698 | 0.035* |
| Who did victim inform? | n=48 | n=81 | ||
| Friend | 29 (60.4) | 38 (46.9) | ||
| Parent/guardian | 14 (29.2) | 23 (28.4) | ||
| A relative | 3(6.3) | 14 (17.3) | ||
| Teacher | 1 (2.1) | 1 (1.2) | ||
| Another adult | 0 (0) | 3 (3.7) | ||
| Others¶ | 1 (2.1) | 2 (2.5) | 5.786 | 0.301 |
| Reasons for choice of informant | n=47 | n=83 | ||
| Close to victim | 23 (48.9) | 49 (59.0) | ||
| The person can handle the problem | 7 (14.9) | 6 (7.2) | ||
| A friend to bully | 3 (6.4) | 4 (4.8) | ||
| Need advice | 0 | 8 (9.6) | ||
| Aware of preceding events | 3 (6.4) | 1 (1.2) | ||
| Was angry | 0 | 3 (3.6) | ||
| Others** | 11(23.4) | 12 (14.5) | 12.653 | 0.036* |
*Statistically significant.
†Fishers exact p value.
‡Others included felt bad, embarrassed, cried.
§Others included called back to harass the person, blocked the person on social media, harassed the person back, sent the same message back to cyberbully, started crying.
¶Others such as the perpetrator's friend.
**Others included just want him to know, the person is mature.