2010-11 Fairfax County Youth Survey: Bullying & Cyberbullying

Fairfax County Youth Survey

2010-11 School Year Fairfax County Youth Survey Bullying & Cyberbullying

Updated February 2012


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The Fairfax County Youth Survey …


• Is comprehensive, anonymous and voluntary

• Examines the behaviors, experiences, and risk and protective factors that influence the well-being of our county’s youth

• Provides county, school, and community–based organizations with data to assess youth needs and strengths, develop programs, monitor trends, measure community indicators, and guide countywide planning of prevention efforts


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The 2010 Fairfax County Youth Survey was completed…

Fairfax County Youth Survey Participation

• by over 44,000 FCPS students,

• representing 86% of enrolled students,

• in grades 6, 8, 10, and 12.

6th grade students take a shortened, modified survey.


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The 2010 Fairfax County Youth Survey results by demographics are representative of

the student population of the grade levels surveyed.

Fairfax County Youth Survey Demographics Risk & Protective Factors Survey (Grades 8,10,12)

Survey Respondents Number Percent

• Grade 8 10,718 35.3% • Grade 10 10,197 33.5% • Grade 12 9,484 31.2%

• Female 15,160 50.1% • Male 15,083 49.9%

• White 13,688 45.5% • Black 3,070 10.2% • Hispanic 5,200 17.3% • Asian 5,999 19.9% • Other/Multiple 2,128 7.1%

The 2010 Fairfax County Youth Survey was administered to 10,964 6th graders with

similar representation in demographic categories.


Bullying & Cyberbullying Questions


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On the 2010 Fairfax County Youth Survey, students were asked questions with the following instruction.

Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions

The next section asks about things you might have done, or that might have happened to you. Some of the questions are about bullying. Bullying is when 1 or more students tease, threaten, spread rumors about, hit, shove, or hurt another student over and over again. It is not bullying when 2 students of about the same strength or power argue or fight or tease each other in a friendly way. Remember, your answers are confidential.


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How many times in the past year have you:

• bullied, taunted, ridiculed, or teased someone? • said something bad about someone's race or culture? Never, 1 to 2 times, 3 to 5 times, 6 to 9 times, 10 to 19 times, 20 to 29 times, 30 to 39 times, 40 or more times

Victim

Aggressor

How many times in the past year has anyone done any of the following TO YOU:

• bullied, taunted, ridiculed, or teased you?

• said something bad about your race or culture?

Never, 1 to 2 times, 3 to 5 times, 6 to 9 times, 10 to 19 times, 20 to 29 times, 30 to 39 times, 40 or more times


Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12)

Victim, Past Year

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Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black Hispanic AsianOther/

Multiple

FCPS 56.2 61.8 55.8 50.6 56 56.4 58.9 49.8 51.7 55.6 60.8

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Aggressor, Past Year



Multiple

FCPS 49.4 54.5 48.8 44.5 43.8 55 49.2 51 49.5 46.9 55.3

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Racial/Cultural Harassment (Grades 8, 10, 12) Victim, Past Year



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FCPS 48.7 47.7 48.8 49.7 45 52.5 34.9 59.8 55.8 65.2 56.8

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FCPS 43 38.1 44 47.3 35.2 51.1 41.9 45.5 42.2 44.9 45.1

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On the 2010 Fairfax County Youth Survey, students were asked questions with the following instruction.


The next section asks about electronic bullying, also known as cyberbullying. Electronic bullying is bullying through e-mail, chat rooms, instant messaging, Web sites, or text messaging.


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During the past 12 months, have you ever been electronically bullied, such as through e-mail, chat rooms, instant messaging, Web sites, or text messaging? Yes/No

Cyberbullying

How many times in the past year have you been cyberbullied by a student who attends your school? How many times in the past year have you cyberbullied a student attending your school? Never, 1 to 2 times, 3 to 5 times, 6 to 9 times, 10 to 19 times, 20 to 29 times, 30 to 39 times, 40 or more times


Cyberbullying (Grades 8, 10, 12) Victim, Past Year

14 Note: 6th Grade responses follow similar patterns. Overall response was 13%.


Multiple

FCPS 12.5 13.1 13.4 10.9 16 9 13.3 10 12.8 10.8 15.9

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Cyberbullying (Grades 8, 10, 12)


15 Note: 6th Grade responses follow similar patterns. Overall response was 7%.


Multiple

FCPS 8.8 8.9 9.2 8.4 9.2 8.4 8.5 9.2 10 7.6 11.1

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Chronic Bullying

Bullying is considered chronic when students report experiences on 20 or more occasions in the past year.

Students experiencing chronic bullying, whether the victim or the aggressor, are at higher risk for other negative outcomes.


Chronic Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12)

Victim and Aggressor, Past Year

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Victim Aggressor

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Survey Correlations


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Correlation Data

• Cross-tabulations are when we look at the way students responded to multiple questions, for example when we look at results by demographics such as symptoms of depression by gender or the cross of two experiences such as symptoms of depression by substance use.

• Cross-tabulations of data do not imply cause and effect.

• The results do not imply that being a certain gender or using substances causes depression. The data indicate there is a correlation of the female gender reporting higher prevalence of reported depressive symptoms.

• Similarly, youth who use substances are more likely to report symptoms of depression, but the results cannot say whether the substance use causes depression or whether depression leads to substance use.


Asset Graph for Fairfax County (Grades 8, 10, 12)

High Personal Integrity

Perform Community Service

Teachers Recognize Good Work

Have Community Adults to Talk to

Participate in Extracurricular Activities

Parents are Available for Help

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Bullied Someone (year)

Sex (ever)

Alcohol Use (30 days)

Carried a Weapon (year)

Marijuana Use (30 days)

Binge Drinking (2 wks)

Cigarette Use (30 days)

Gang Member (ever)

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Asset Graph for Fairfax County (Grade 6)



Feel Safe at School




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Inhalant Use (30 days)


Cigarettes (30 days)


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Violence and Aggression Correlation to Chronic Bullying


BulliedOthers

RaciallyHarrass-

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Cyber-bulliedOthers

Carried aWeapon

Been in aGang

20+ TimesBeen Bullied

76.9 62.8 21.0 25.3 4.8

<20 TimesBeen Bullied

46.1 40.7 7.4 12.4 2.5

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Chronic Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12) Violence and Aggression Related Factors

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Victim Aggressor

RaciallyHarrassed

Others

Cyber-bulliedOthers

Carried aWeapon

Been in aGang

20+ TimesBullied Others

82.4 30.8 36.7 11.5

<20 Times Bullied Others

39.4 6.8 11.7 2.0

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Substance Use Correlation to Chronic Bullying


30-DayAlcohol

30-DayMari-juana

30-DayTobacco

30-DayInhalant

20+ TimesBullied

27.2 10.7 8.8 6.6

<20 TimesBullied

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Chronic Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12) Substance Use Related Factors

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30-DayAlcohol

30-DayMari-juana

30-DayTobacco

30-DayInhalant


38.9 21.4 15.9 11.3

<20 TimesBullied Others

19.5 9.3 6.0 3.3

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Victim Aggressor


Health and Well-Being Correlation to Chronic Bullying


Depress-ion

Sleep(Fewer

than 8 hrs)

Ever HadSex

Ever HadOral Sex


52.2 71.6 27.5 33.8


29.8 66.5 22.0 25.2

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Chronic Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12) Health and Well-Being Related Factors

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Victim Aggressor

Depress-ion

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Ever HadSex

Ever HadOral Sex


42.4 71.6 39.9 45.9


31.3 66.5 21.0 24.3

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School Performance Correlation to Chronic Bullying


SkippedSchool

Don'tFeel

Safe atSchool

Suspend-ed inPastYear

PoorGrades

LowPerceiv-

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Well inSchool


33.3 25.1 14.6 3.3 1.9


30.1 10.1 9.9 2.4 1.0

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Chronic Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12) School Performance Related Factors

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Victim Aggressor

SkippedSchool

Don'tFeel

Safe atSchool

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47.3 23.1 22.6 5.6 2.0


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Risk and Protective Factors


Risk and Protective Factors

Risk Factors help us explain circumstances that may increase the likelihood of problem behaviors Youth who exhibit increased amounts of a risk factor are considered to be at

“high risk” in that category

Protective Factors can help increase resiliency to substance use and problem behaviors, buffering youth from risk Youth who exhibit increased amounts of a protective factor are considered

to have “high protection” in that category

Full Glossary of R&P questions can be found in the full 2010 Fairfax County Youth Survey Report.

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Perceived Parental Acceptance of Fighting and Self-Reported Past Year Chronic Bullying

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How wrong do your parents feel it

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Perceived Parental Acceptance of Fighting and Self-Reported Past Year Chronic Racial Harassment

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Perceived Parental Acceptance of Fighting and Self-Reported Past Year Cyberbullying

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Protective Factors Correlation to Chronic Bullying


HighPersonalIntegrity

PerformComm-

unityService

TeachersRecog-

nize GoodWork

HaveComm-unity

Adults toTalk to

Partici-pate inExtra-curri-cular

Activities

Parentsare

Availablefor Help


61.9 88.2 55.5 34.5 91.2 63.4


71.1 89.1 66.4 40.6 90.8 75.0

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Chronic Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12) Protective Factors

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Victim Aggressor

HighPersonalIntegrity

PerformComm-

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HaveComm-unity

Adults toTalk to

Partici-pate inExtra-curri-cular

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43.1 81.2 54.8 28.5 89.6 59.8


72.6 89.7 66.3 41.0 91.0 75.1

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Asset Graph for Fairfax County (Grades 8, 10, 12)



Teachers Recognize Good Work




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Binge Drinking (2 wks)

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Gang Member (ever)

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Asset Graph for Fairfax County (Grade 6)



Feel Safe at School




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Cyberbullied Someone (year)

Inhalant Use (30 days)


Cigarettes (30 days)


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The Prevention Toolkit provides access to presentations, videos, fact sheets, links to helpful organizations and resources, and ideas for taking action in your family and community to address Youth Survey related topics:

• Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs

• Bullying and Cyberbullying

• Mental Health: Depression & Suicide

• Nutrition and Physical Activity

• Teen Dating Abuse

Visit: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/prevention/toolkit.htm

Questions may be emailed to: [email protected]

The Prevention Toolkit

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http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/prevention/toolkit.htm

mailto:[email protected]


Find these and other organizations in the Prevention Toolkit as resources for help and more information.

• Crisislink Suicide Prevention Hotline: (703) 527-4077

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-TALK (8255)

• Fairfax County Public Schools Office of Intervention and Prevention

• School Psychology Services

• School Social Work Services

• Student Safety and Wellness

• School Counseling Services

Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/prevention/toolkit_agencies_orgs.htm#mentalhealth

Help and More Information

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http://ffxpwdevpgc01/offsite/?pg=http://www.crisislink.org/



http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

http://www.fcps.edu/dss/ips/

http://www.fcps.edu/dss/ips/psychologists

http://www.fcps.edu/dss/ips/socialworkers/index.htm

http://www.fcps.edu/dss/ips/socialworkers

http://www.fcps.edu/dss/ips/socialworkers/index.htm

http://www.fcps.edu/dss/ips/ssaw

http://www.fcps.edu/is/schoolcounseling/



http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/prevention/toolkit_agencies_orgs.htm


For additional information and resources regarding the Fairfax County Youth Survey, contact:

[email protected]

Fairfax County Youth Survey Project Manager

Department of Neighborhood and Community Services

Countywide Service Integration and Planning Management

or visit

www.fairfaxcounty.gov/youthsurvey

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http://www.fairfaxcounty/youthsurvey

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2010-11 Fairfax County Youth Survey: Bullying & Cyberbullying