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August 7, 2012 12:09 am GMT
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Study: Cyberbullying Is Far Less Frequent Than Traditional, Face-To-Face Bullying
Despite the breathless headlines and TV news segments, researcher Dan Olweus of the University of Bergen, Norway, reported the results of a study that found traditional bullying in schools and on playgrounds is far more common than cyberbullying. Olewus studied 450,000 students in the U.S. from Grades 3-12 and 9,000 students in Norway.Eighteen percent of the U.S. students reported being bullied while only five percent complained of cyberbullying. Of the bullied students, 80 percent said that cyberbullying was just part of the traditional bullying pattern of in-school interaction. Three percent reported cyberbullying others.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/jv2BOGuOwPE/
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