Electronic Harassment: Assessment, Associations and Policy, Washington, 2013-2015 (ICPSR 36402)

Version Date: Dec 2, 2025

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Principal Investigator(s):
Megan A. Moreno, Seattle Children's Research Institute

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36402.v1

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Summary

Bullying behaviors are common among adolescents and are associated with numerous negative health and social consequences that can persist into adulthood for victims, bullies and bystanders. More recently, bullying behaviors have migrated to online platforms where they are not well understood and lack standardized definitions. Thus, current efforts to understand prevalence and promote appropriate policies lack a strong evidence base.

By applying Concept Mapping and recruiting participants, including adolescents and professionals representing education, health and the justice system, the study team attempts to fills these gaps by creating a standardized definition of electronic harassment and an associated measurement tool. Further outcomes will include several manuscripts describing the findings submitted to health and social science conferences and journals, and dissemination efforts involving community leaders and local media. Upon successful completion of these objectives the diverse and multidisciplinary research team will disseminate these findings in the public health, education and policy arenas.

Citation

Moreno, Megan A. Electronic Harassment: Assessment, Associations and Policy, Washington, 2013-2015. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-12-02. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36402.v1

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Funding

United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. National Institute of Justice (2013-IJ-CX-0051)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Smallest Geographic Unit

City

Restrictions

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Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

2013 -- 2015 (Data were collected across 22 dates.)

Date of Collection

2013-03-01 -- 2015-12-07

Data Collection Notes

  1. For more information on the study, including the final report, please refer to the data-related literature.

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Study Purpose

The aim of this study was to develop an evidence-based definition of electronic harassment and a related measurement tool.

Study Design

The approach included five steps:

  • Preparation.
  • Generation (brainstorming).
  • Structuring (sort and rank).
  • Representation (statistical analysis).
  • Interpretation.
  • Analysis included hierarchical cluster analysis to determine a cluster map representing electronic harassment.

Sample

This study used a purposeful sampling to identify stakeholders representing key groups including adolescents, parents of teens, health professionals (physicians, nurses, social workers, counselors), educators (teachers, administrators), and legal professionals.

Universe

Stakeholders involved in cyberbullying, including teens, parents, educators, providers, researchers, and legal representatives.

Unit(s) of Observation

Individuals

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

Presence of Common Scales

Concept mapping

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Original Release Date

2025-12-02

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