Fairfax County Youth Survey School Year 2012-2013: Bullying and Cyberbullying

Fairfax County 2012 Youth Survey

Fairfax County

Youth SurveySchool Year 2012-2013

Updated November 2013

Bullying & Cyberbullying


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It provides DATA to county, school, and community–based organizations to:

• Assess Youth Strengths and Needs

• Develop Programs and Services

• Monitor Trends

• Measure Community Indicators

• Guide Countywide Planning of Prevention Efforts

About the Fairfax County Youth Survey


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• Comprehensive

• Anonymous

• Voluntary

More About the Fairfax County Youth Survey

It examines the

• Behaviors,

• Experiences, and

• Risk and Protective Factors that influence the well-being of our county’s youth.


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Fairfax County Youth Survey Web Page

www.fairfaxcounty.gov/youthsurvey


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Fairfax County Youth Survey Participation

• 46,969 FCPS students

• Grades 6, 8, 10, and 12

• Representing 90% of enrolled students

6th grade students take a shortened,

modified survey.


Three to Succeed


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Three to Succeed

The Three to Succeed concept is based on the youth survey analysis that shows how just having three assets (or strengths) dramatically reduces risk behaviors and promotes thriving youth.

Assets are strengths in young people, their families, schools

and communities that help them thrive in health, in school

and daily life, and in a safe environment. The more assets

an individual has in their lives, the fewer risk behaviors are

reported.


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70Bullied Someone (Year)Sex (Ever)Alcohol Use (30 Days)Marijuana Use (30 Days)Carried a Weapon (Year)Binge Drinking (2 Weeks)Cigarette Use (30 Days)Gang Member (Ever)

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Having High Personal Integrity Performing Community Service Having Teachers Recognize Good Work

Having Community Adults to Talk to Participating in Extracurricular ActivitiesHaving Parents Available for Help

3 Assets

0 Assets

6 Assets

Three to SucceedAsset Graph for Fairfax County (Grades 8, 10, 12)

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High Personal Integrity Perform Community Service Feel Safe at School

Have Community Adults to Talk to

Participate in Extracurricular ActivitiesParents are Available for Help

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Asset Graph for Fairfax County (Grade 6)

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Carried a Weapon (year)

Cyberbullied Someone (year)

Inhalant Use (30 days)

Alcohol Use (30 days)

Cigarettes (30 days)

Marijuana Use (30 days)

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Bullying & CyberbullyingSurvey Questions and Results


Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions

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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.

Students were asked questions with the following instruction:

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VictimHow 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

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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?


Aggressor

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Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black His-panic

Asian Other/ Multi-

ple

FCPS 53.2 59.4 53.6 46.1 55.1 51.1 56 46.6 50.6 50.8 59.1

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Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12)

Victim, Past Year

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Note: 6th Grade response overall was 44.4%.



Asian Other/ Multi-

ple

FCPS 41.4 45.3 42.5 36.3 37.2 45.8 40.3 45.4 42.7 39 46.5

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Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12)

Aggressor, Past Year

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Asian Other/ Multi-

ple

FCPS 45.3 44.4 46.5 44.9 43 47.5 32 56.6 51.8 58.8 53.3

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

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Asian Other/ Multi-

ple

FCPS 37.1 31.8 39.6 40 30.5 44 36.3 39.2 36.3 38 39.9

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Racial/Cultural Harassment (Grades 8, 10, 12)


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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.

Students were asked questions with the following instruction:

Cyberbullying

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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/NoHow 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?


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Asian Other/ Multiple

FCPS 11.9 13.2 12 10.3 15.4 8.1 12.7 9.8 12.8 9.4 14.2

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

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Asian Other/ Multi-

ple

FCPS 7 7.4 7.5 6.2 7.5 6.5 6.4 7.8 8.8 5.9 8.7

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Cyberbullying (Grades 8, 10, 12)


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Chronic Bullying

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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.

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Chronic Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12)

Victim and Aggressor, Past Year

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Note: 6th Grade response for being victimized 2-3 times a month or more was 16.1%.

Victim Aggressor

FCPS 10 6.1

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Chronic Bullying 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.

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Correlation Data

• 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 do NOT show if substance use causes depression or if depression leads to substance use.

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Bullied Others

Racially Harrass-ed Oth-

ers

Cyber-bullied Others

Carried a Weapon

Been in a Gang

20+ TimesBeenBul-lied

70.2 57.7 19.7 21.2 6.1

<20 Times BeenBul-lied

38.2 34.9 5.6 10.5 2.4

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

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Victim Aggressor

Racially Harrassed

Others

Cyber-bul-lied Others

Carried a Weapon

Been in a Gang

20+ Times Bul-liedOth-ers

82.09 28.81 31.68 12.7

<20 Times Bul-liedOth-ers

34.12 5.63 10.28 2.1

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30-Day Al-cohol

30-Day Marijuana

30-Day Tobacco

30-Day In-halant

20+ Times Bullied

23.89 13.28 8.31999999999999

5.62

<20 Times Bullied

19.54 10.66 4.98 2.62

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

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30-Day Al-cohol

30-Day Marijuana

30-Day To-bacco

30-Day In-halant

20+ Times Bullied Others

37.94 25.49 13.83 9.04000000000001

<20 Times Bullied Others

18.78 9.98 4.78 2.53

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Victim Aggressor


Depress-ion

*Suicide Ideation

Ever Had Sex

Sleep (< 8 hours)

20+ TimesBeen Bul-lied

53.9 37.72 27.8 74.45

<20 Times Been Bul-lied

28.7 13.49 20.4 67.87

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

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Victim Aggressor

Depress-ion

*Suicide Ideation

Ever Had Sex

Sleep (< 8 hours)

20+ TimesBul-lied Oth-ers

41 26.56 39.7 78.17

<20 Times Bul-lied Oth-ers

30.6 14.79 19.97 67.88

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*Data are from the 2011 Youth Survey


Skipped School

Don't Feel

Safe at School

Sus-pend-ed in Past Year

Poor Grades

Low Perceiv-ed Abil-ity to Do Well in School

20+ TimesBeen Bul-lied

24.63 27.22 14.07 4.22 3.09

<20 Times Been Bul-lied

21.95 9.62 8.16 2.21 1.15

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

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Victim Aggressor

Skipped School

Don't Feel

Safe at School

Sus-pend-ed in Past Year

Poor Grades

Low Perceiv-ed Abil-ity to Do Well in School

20+ TimesBul-lied Oth-ers

35.83 23.42 23.22 5.59 2.23

<20 Times Bul-lied Oth-ers

21.36 10.5 7.87 2.21 1.28

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Risk and Protective Factors


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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


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Protective Factors can help increase resiliency to substance use and problem behaviors, buffering youth from riskYouth 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 the2010 Fairfax County Youth Survey Report.


Perceived Parental Acceptance of Fightingand Self-Reported Past Year Chronic Bullying

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Very Wrong

Wrong A Little Bit

Wrong

Not Wrong

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20+ Times Bullied Others

<20 Times Bullied Others

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How wrong do your parents feel it would be for you to pick a fight with someone?


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

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Very Wrong

Wrong A Little Bit

Wrong

Not Wrong

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20+ Times Harassed Others<20 Times Harassed Others

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Perceived Parental Acceptance of Fightingand Self-Reported Past Year Cyberbullying

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Very Wrong

Wrong A Little Bit

Wrong

Not Wrong

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100 5 8 13 21

Cyberbullied OthersNo Cyberbullying

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High Per-sonal In-tegrity

Perform Comm-unity

Service

Teachers Recog-

nize Good Work

Have Comm-unity

Adults to Talk to

Partici-pate in Extra-

curri- cu-lar Activi-

ties

Parents are

Available for Help

20+ Times

BeenBul-lied

67.06 51.16 51.69 30.92 71.81 61.28

<20 Times

BeenBul-lied

76.69 51.92 64.27 40.83 72.15 77.19

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

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Victim Aggressor

High Per-sonal In-tegrity

Perform Comm-unity

Service

Teachers Recog-

nize Good Work

Have Comm-unity

Adults to Talk to

Partici-pate in Extra-

curri- cu-lar Activi-

ties

Parents are

Available for Help

20+ Times

Bul-liedOth-ers

47.55 42.89 51.8 29 71.71 61.28

<20 Times

Bul-liedOth-ers

77.53 52.39 63.79 40.47 72.07 77.19

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Asset Graph for Caring Adults (Grades 8, 10, 12)

Having Parents Available for Help Having Teachers Recognize Good Work Having Community Adults to Talk to

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The Prevention Toolkit provides 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.

The Prevention Toolkit

The Prevention Toolkit Websitewww.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/prevention/toolkit.htm

Contact [email protected]

• Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs

• Bullying and Cyberbullying

• Depression, Suicide & Unhealthy Weight Loss

• Nutrition and Physical Activity

• Teen Dating Abuse

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

mailto:[email protected]


Help and More InformationFind 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)

• Stopbullying.gov• OnGuardOnline.gov • National Crime Prevention Council • Lesbian

, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, Health: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/prevention/toolkit_agencies_orgs.htm#mentalhealth

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

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

http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

http://www.stopbullying.gov/

http://onguardonline.gov/

http://www.ncpc.org/topics/bullying

http://www.cdc.gov/lgbthealth/youth.htm



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


Help and More Information from Fairfax County Public Schools

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Intervention and Prevention Services

School Psychology Services

School Social Work Services

Student Safety and Wellness

Bullying Prevention

Violence Prevention Programs

School Counseling Services

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



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

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

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



http://www.fcps.edu/dss/ips/ssaw/violenceprevention/bullyprevention.shtml

http://www.fcps.edu/dss/ips/ssaw/violenceprevention/programs.shtml

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


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Questions? Contact Us!

Sophia DuttonCountywide Service Integration and Planning Management

Strategic Planning & Communications

[email protected]

Dede BailerFairfax County Public Schools

Office of Intervention and Prevention Services

[email protected]

www.fairfaxcounty.gov/youthsurvey

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