The new survey, performed by Harris Interactive, involved 655 teenagers ages 13 to 18 years old.
Cyberbullying, defined as harassment, embarrassment, or threats online or by text message, was common. About one third of the teams in the study experienced it, engaged in it, or knew of people who had done it.
Sexting was defined as sending sexually suggestive e-mails or text with nude or nearly nude photos. Only nine percent of the teens had sent such a message, although 17 percent had received one, and three had forwarded one. Other studies indicated that 20 percent of teenagers were sexting.
The majority of teens told researchers that they understand that posting personal information or photographs of themselves on the Internet is unsafe. Nevertheless, 62 percent did post pictures of themselves, 50 percent shared their real age, 45 percent named their school, and 41 percent gave the city where they live.
Labels: cyber-bullying, sexting
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