Fairfax County Youth Survey School Year 2011-2012: Bullying and Cyberbullying

1. Fairfax County
Youth Survey
School Year
2011-2012
Bullying & Cyberbullying
Fairfax County 2011 Youth Survey
Updated September 2012

2. About the Fairfax County Youth Survey
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
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3. More About the Fairfax County Youth Survey
• Comprehensive
• Anonymous
• Voluntary
It examines the
• Behaviors,
• Experiences, and
• Risk and Protective Factors that influence the well-
being of our county’s youth.
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4. Fairfax County Youth Survey Web Page
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/youthsurvey
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5. Fairfax County Youth Survey Participation
• 45,350 FCPS students
• Grades 6, 8, 10, and 12
• Representing 87% of enrolled students
6th grade students take a shortened,
modified survey.
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6. Three to Succeed
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7. 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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8. Three to Succeed
Asset Graph for Fairfax County (Grades 8, 10, 12)
80 Bullied Someone (Year)
Sex (Ever)
Alcohol Use (30 Days)
70
Marijuana Use (30 Days)
Percent with Risky Behavior
Carried a Weapon (Year)
60 Binge Drinking (2 Weeks)
0 Assets Cigarette Use (30 Days)
50 Gang Member (Ever)
40
3 Assets
30
6 Assets
20
10
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Number of Assets
Having High Personal Integrity Having Community Adults to Talk to
Performing Community Service Participating in Extracurricular Activities
Having Teachers Recognize Good Work Having Parents Available for Help
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9. Asset Graph for Fairfax County (Grade 6)
60
Bullied Someone (year)
Carried a Weapon (year)
Percent with Risky Behaviors
50 Cyberbullied Someone (year)
Inhalant Use (30 days)
Alcohol Use (30 days)
40 Cigarettes (30 days)
Marijuana Use (30 days)
30
20
10
0
1 2 3 4 5 6
Number of Assets
High Personal Integrity Have Community Adults to Talk to
Perform Community Service Participate in Extracurricular Activities
Feel Safe at School Parents are Available for Help
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10. Bullying & Cyberbullying
Survey Questions and Results
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11. Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions
Students were asked questions with the following
instruction:
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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12. Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions
Victim
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
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13. Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions
Aggressor
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
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14. Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Victim, Past Year
80
70
60
Percent Reported
50
40
30
20
10
0
Other/
Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black Hispanic Asian
Multiple
FCPS 52.7 58.7 53.2 45.9 53.2 52.1 55.5 47.0 51.2 48.6 58.2
Note: 6th Grade response overall was 45.6%.
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15. Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Aggressor, Past Year
80
70
60
Percent Reported
50
40
30
20
10
0
Other/
Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black Hispanic Asian
Multiple
FCPS 51.4 56.0 51.7 46.1 46.5 56.5 51.5 50.6 53.4 48.2 55.1
Note: 6th Grade response overall was 21.5%.
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16. Racial/Cultural Harassment (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Victim, Past Year
80
70
60
Percent Reported
50
40
30
20
10
0
Other/
Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black Hispanic Asian
Multiple
FCPS 42.5 41.6 43.4 42.5 38.5 46.7 29.0 54.5 50.6 56.4 49.0
Note: 6th Grade response overall was 18.8%.
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17. Racial/Cultural Harassment (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Aggressor, Past Year
80
70
60
Percent Reported
50
40
30
20
10
0
Other/
Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black Hispanic Asian
Multiple
FCPS 40.4 33.7 43.0 44.7 32.0 49.4 40.4 41.5 39.0 40.6 42.9
Note: 6th Grade response overall was 6.6%.
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18. Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions
Cyberbullying
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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19. Fairfax County Youth Survey Questions
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
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
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20. Cyberbullying (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Victim, Past Year
80
70
60
Percent Reported
50
40
30
20
10
0
Other/
Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black Hispanic Asian
Multiple
FCPS 15.0 16.0 16.2 12.6 18.1 11.7 15.9 13.3 14.9 13.2 17.2
Note: 6th Grade response overall was 13.0%.
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21. Cyberbullying (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Aggressor, Past Year
80
70
60
Percent Reported
50
40
30
20
10
0
Other/
Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black Hispanic Asian
Multiple
FCPS 10.4 10.7 11.5 9.0 10.3 10.5 10.0 9.7 11.4 10.1 12.9
Note: 6th Grade response overall was 5.8%.
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22. 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.
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23. Chronic Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Victim and Aggressor, Past Year
80
70
60
50
Percent Reported
40
30
20
10
0
Victim Aggressor
FCPS 9.7 8.8
Note: 6th Grade response for being victimized 2-3 times a month
or more was 17.3%.
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24. Chronic Bullying Correlations
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25. 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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26. 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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27. Chronic Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Violence and Aggression Related Factors
100
Victim 100
Aggressor
90 90
80 80
70 70
60 60
50 50
40
40
30
Percent
Percent
20 30
10 20
0 10
Racially
Bullied Harrass-
Cyber- Carried
Been in
0 Racially Cyber-
bullied a Carried a Been in a
Others ed a Gang Harrassed bullied
Others Weapon Weapon Gang
Others Others Others
20+ Times 20+ Times
Been 78.9 60.3 26.9 24.1 6.9 Bullied 79.6 30.2 24.1 13.0
Bullied Others
<20 Times <20 Times
Been 48.4 38.3 8.7 11.0 2.5 Bullied 36.7 13.5 11.0 2.0
Bullied Others
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28. Chronic Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Substance Use Related Factors
60 Victim 60
Aggressor
50 50
40 40
30 30
Percent
Percent
20 20
10 10
0 0
30-Day 30-Day 30-Day 30-Day 30-Day 30-Day 30-Day 30-Day
Alcohol Marijuana Tobacco Inhalant Alcohol Marijuana Tobacco Inhalant
20+ Times 20+ Times
29.1 17.1 12.4 6.2 41.1 28.2 18.7 8.5
Bullied Bullied Others
<20 Times <20 Times
21.0 11.3 7.0 2.1 19.9 10.2 6.4 1.9
Bullied Bullied Others
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29. Chronic Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Health and Well-Being Related Factors
Victim Aggressor
100
90 100
90
80
80
70
70
60 60
50 50
40
Percent
40
Percent
30 30
20 20
10 10
0 0
Depress- Suicide Ever Sleep (< Depress Suicide Ever Sleep (<
ion Ideation Had Sex 8 hours) -ion Ideation Had Sex 8 hours)
20+ Times 20+ Times
52.4 37.7 30.8 72.3 39.7 26.6 43.5 73.9
Been Bullied Bullied Others
<20 Times <20 Times
26.7 13.5 21.7 66.2 28.2 14.8 20.6 66.1
Been Bullied Bullied Others
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30. Chronic Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12)
School Performance Related Factors
60 Victim 60
Aggressor
Percent Reported
Percent Reported
50 50
40 40
30 30
20 20
10 10
0 0
Low Low
Perceiv- Perceiv-
Don't Suspend Don't Suspend
ed ed
Skipped Feel -ed in Poor Skipped Feel -ed in Poor
Ability to Ability to
School* Safe at Past Grades School* Safe at Past Grades
Do Well Do Well
School Year School Year
in in
School School
20+ Times 20+ Times
33.3 32.2 22.2 4.4 3.1 47.3 28.1 22.2 6.8 3.3
Been Bullied Bullied Others
<20 Times <20 Times
30.1 11.2 7.1 2.3 1.4 29.0 11.7 7.1 2.2 1.4
Been Bullied Bullied Others
*Data are from the 2010 Youth Survey
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31. Risk and Protective
Factors
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32. 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
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33. Risk and Protective Factors
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
2010 Fairfax County Youth Survey Report.
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34. Perceived Parental Acceptance of Fighting
and Self-Reported Past Year Chronic Bullying
How wrong do your parents feel it would
be for you to pick a fight with someone?*
100 5 9
17
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20+ Times Bullied
Percentage
Others
50
<20 Times Bullied
Others
0
Very Wrong A Little Not
Wrong Bit Wrong
Wrong
*Data are from the 2010 Youth Survey
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35. Perceived Parental Acceptance of Fighting
and Self-Reported Past Year Chronic Racial
Harassment
How wrong do your parents feel it would
be for you to pick a fight with someone?*
6
100 11
22
80 36
Percentage
60 20+ Times Harassed
Others
40
<20 Times Harassed
20 Others
0
Very Wrong A Little Not
Wrong Bit Wrong
Wrong
*Data are from the 2010 Youth Survey
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36. Perceived Parental Acceptance of Fighting
and Self-Reported Past Year Cyberbullying
How wrong do your parents feel it would
be for you to pick a fight with someone?*
100 6 11 16 26
80
Percentage
60
Cyberbullied Others
40
No Cyberbullying
20
0
Very Wrong A Little Not
Wrong Bit Wrong
Wrong
*Data are from the 2010 Youth Survey
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37. Chronic Bullying (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Protective Factors
Victim Aggressor
100 100
90 90
80 80
70 70
Percent
60 60
Percent
50 50
40 40
30 30
20 20
10 10
0 Partici-
0 Partici-
Teachers Have Teachers Have Parents
Perform pate in Parents Perform pate in
High Recog- Comm- High Recog- Comm- are
Comm- Extra- are Comm- Extra-
Personal nize unity Personal nize unity Availabl
unity curri- Available unity curri-
Integrity Good Adults to Integrity Good Adults to e for
Service cular for Help Service cular
Work Talk to Work Talk to Help
Activities Activities
20+ Times 20+ Times
Been 64.6 47.4 51.5 27.5 68.7 64.7 Bullied 48.2 38.9 51.5 25.0 50.8 64.7
Bullied Others
<20 Times <20 Times
Been 76.8 49.0 64.6 38.0 68.2 79.6 Bullied 78.2 49.8 64.6 38.1 52.8 79.6
Bullied Others
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38. Asset Graph for Caring Adults (Grades 8, 10, 12)
Bullied Someone (Year)
Sex (Ever)
70 Alcohol Use (30 Days)
Marijuana Use (30 Days)
Carried a Weapon (Year)
60
Percent with Risky Behavior
Binge Drinking (2 Weeks)
Cigarettes (30 Days)
50 Gang Member (Ever)
40
30
20
10
0
0 1 2 3
Number of Assets
Teachers Recognize Good Work Have Community Adults to Talk to Parents are Available for Help
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39. The Prevention Toolkit
The Prevention Toolkit • Alcohol, Tobacco and Other
provides presentations, Drugs
videos, fact sheets, links to • Bullying and Cyberbullying
helpful organizations and • Depression, Suicide &
resources, and ideas for
Unhealthy Weight Loss
taking action in your family
and community to address • Nutrition and Physical
Youth Survey related topics. Activity
• Teen Dating Abuse
The Prevention Toolkit Website
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/prevention/toolkit.htm
Contact Email
NCSPrevention@fairfaxcounty.gov
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40. Help and More Information
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)
• 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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41. Help and More Information from
Fairfax County Public Schools
Intervention and Prevention Services
 School Psychology Services
 School Social Work Services
 Student Safety and Wellness
 Bullying Prevention
 Violence Prevention Programs
 School Counseling Services
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42. Questions? Contact Us!
Sophia Dutton
Countywide Service Integration and Planning Management
Economic, Demographic and Statistical Research
Sophia.Dutton@fairfaxcounty.gov
Dede Bailer
Fairfax County Public Schools
Office of Intervention and Prevention Services
Dede.Bailer@fcps.edu
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