Rates of cyberbullying among women and men in New Zealand in 2015

Cyberbullying has been a hot topic in the media for the past few years. Currently there exists a multitude of social media platforms and other varying forms of media that allow people to stay connected and share information. Alongside this there is also the potential increased possibility for cyberbullying to take place.  The New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study (NZAVS) asked participants aged 18 years and over whether or not they had experienced cyberbullying. The data reported in this paper is drawn from the 2014/2015 wave of data collection, from a random sample of 15,822 New Zealanders. Summary Roughly 1 in 10 adults reported having experienced cyberbullying. Cyberbullying was more prominent in young people, with rates of cyberbullying being roughly twice as high in adults aged 18-29 compared with adults aged 30+. Women aged 18-19 reported the highest levels of cyberbullying among all groups, with roughly 3 in 5 experiencing cyberbullying.