Cyber Safety

This survey is to find out about hurtful situations that may be occurring through social media, as well as student perspectives on hurtful behavior and positive relations. This survey is being conducted so that the Bahrain Telecommunications Regulation Authority can do a better job of fostering safety, kindness, and respect in the use of social media by teens.

It is your choice whether you want to do this survey. This survey is anonymous. No one will be able tell which responses are yours. Try to answer all of the questions. But you can skip any that you do not understand or do not feel like answering.

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* How old are you?

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* What is your gender?

Male

Female

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* What is the name of your school?

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* In the past 30 days, how frequently have you seen another teen publicly post or privately send something using social media that caused you to have concerns about this person’s decision-making and character?

Very frequently

Frequently

Not that frequently

Not at all frequently

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* Have you made a decision not to associate with another person because of what that person publicly posts or sends privately using social media?

Yes

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* Have you made a decision that you highly respect and admire another person because of what that person publicly posts or sends privately using social media?

Yes

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* In the past 30 days, have you publicly posted or privately sent something using social media that, after you did this, you thought that this was probably not a good idea?

Yes

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* Did you take steps to remove this?

Yes

Did not post something like this

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* What are your personal standards for what you will publicly post or privately send using social media?

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* Life is filled with many activities--family life, chores, school and school work, getting together with friends, reading, pursuing hobbies, and interacting with others using social media. How well do you think you keep your use of social media in balance with your other life activities?

Very well

Generally pretty well

Could be better

Not at all well

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* How big of a problem do you think it is that teens you know are using social media in an excessive way that is interfering with other important life activities?

A big problem for many teens

A challenge for quite a few teens

A challenge for some teens

Not that much of a problem for most teens

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* What are your personal standards for how you seek to keep your use of social media in balance with your other life activities?

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* In the past year, did you experience a time when you were interacting with someone online and you became concerned about your safety in relationship with this person?

Yes

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* Did you share your concerns with your friend?

Yes

Did not have this experience

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* Did this situation end safely?

Yes

Did not have this experience

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* What are the indicators you would pay attention to that would cause you to question whether a person you are interacting with online is safe? This person could be older than you or around your same age. This person could be someone you do not know face-to-face or someone you do know.

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* What strategies have you used to protect yourself and possibly others when using social media?

Carefully reviewed my privacy settings

Sent an abuse report to a web site or app

Blocked someone from communicating with me

Recognized and avoided a scam

Recognized and avoided a fake account on social media

Recognized a security risk on my device or computer and took steps to address the concern

Do not allow my location to be shared

Handled a situation where my profile was hacked

Recognized and avoided a fake app or malicious request for my personal information

Make sure I have strong passwords

Do not share my passwords with friends

Do not post my address or phone number online

Do not publicly post that my family is going on a trip

Do not post embarrassing photos of myself or others

Decided not to maintain contact with a person because of concerns

Received a strange message from a contact and checked it out before responding

Took something I posted down because I realized this was not smart

Warned someone else when I noted a concern

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* How important do you think it is that you report to an authority if you detect that someone you are communicating with online might be dangerous?

Very important, because even though I recognized the concern, this person could present a risk to someone else

Not that important, because other teens will also recognize the danger

Not a good idea, because I could be wrong

It is none of my business

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* What is your normal reaction if you see someone being hurtful to another on social media?

This happens all the time, so I generally just try to ignore it

The person who was treated badly probably deserved it

It sometimes is pretty funny

I really do not like to see this happen

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* What are the most important reasons why you would not be hurtful to another when using social media?

How I would feel if someone did this to me or someone I care about

How I would feel about myself because of how this would reflect on me

It is against my values to be hurtful to others

How I would make the other person feel

What my parents, guardians, or other adults whose opinion I value would think

What my religion teaches

What my friends would think

What this would do to my reputation

That I might get into trouble

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* Think of recent significant hurtful incident you saw online in the last month where you really wanted to step in to help, but did not do so. What were the concerns you had about stepping in to help?

I didn't know what I could do

It probably was none of my business

It would not have been safe for me to do something

I could have failed

I was afraid I would embarrassed myself

Others might have teased me if I tried to help

Someone else is supposed to handle this

The person being treated badly likely deserved it

It wasn’t that bad

Others thought it was funny

I thought I should support my friend, even though he or she was being hurtful

I was afraid the student being hurtful would retaliate against me

It happened too fast and there just was not time

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* What do you think about people who act in this way?

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* In the past 30 days, how frequently have you been hurtful to another person using social media?

Almost every day

Once a week or so

Once or twice a month

Never

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* If there was more than one incident, think about the incident that affected you the most. What had happened or what were you thinking at this time?

It was no big deal -- just a prank

Everybody does it

Someone else encouraged me to do this

This person had been hurtful to me

What I did wasn’t that bad

This person deserved it

I acted too fast when I was angry and so I wasn’t thinking

I was never hurtful to anyone

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* Again, think about the incident that affected you the most. Could anyone else see this incident on social media?

Yes

No one was hurtful to me

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* If someone else was able to see this, did anyone step in to help?

Yes

No one was hurtful to me or no one could see this

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* Again, think about the incident that affected you the most. Did you tell a trusted adult about what was happening?

Yes

No one was hurtful to me

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* If you told a trusted adult, what was the outcome?

Things got better

Things stayed the same

Things got worse

No one was hurtful to me or I did not tell an adult

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* If you did not tell a trusted adult, why did you not tell?

I told an adult

It was a minor incident

I did not think an adult would do anything to help

I resolved the incident by myself

I thought that the adult might make things worse

The other person stopped being hurtful

I resolved the incident with help from my friend(s)

I thought I would be blamed

Telling means I can’t handle my own problems

Others would have looked down on me for reporting

We have been told not to tattle

The person being hurtful would likely have retaliated

I probably deserved it

I might lose my ability to use social media

No one was hurtful to me or I did tell an adult

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* What words would you use to describe a person who steps in to help when he or she sees someone being excluded or treated badly?

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* If you wanted to reach out to be kind to someone who is being treated badly on social media, what would you do, say, or post?

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* If you wanted to tell a person who was being hurtful on social media to stop, what would you likely say or post?

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* Think about a situation where someone is being treated badly on social media. What are ways that the person could respond that would likely not be effective?

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* Think about a situation where someone is being treated badly on social media. What are ways that the person could respond that would likely be more effective?

	Indication of high risk	Raises some concerns	Not that concerning
Sends a friend request but has no connections to any of my other friends or activities	Sends a friend request but has no connections to any of my other friends or activities Indication of high risk	Sends a friend request but has no connections to any of my other friends or activities Raises some concerns	Sends a friend request but has no connections to any of my other friends or activities Not that concerning
Overly friendly, constantly telling me how beautiful or smart I am	Overly friendly, constantly telling me how beautiful or smart I am Indication of high risk	Overly friendly, constantly telling me how beautiful or smart I am Raises some concerns	Overly friendly, constantly telling me how beautiful or smart I am Not that concerning
Only wants to communicate privately, not as part of my online community	Only wants to communicate privately, not as part of my online community Indication of high risk	Only wants to communicate privately, not as part of my online community Raises some concerns	Only wants to communicate privately, not as part of my online community Not that concerning
Encourages me not to trust my family	Encourages me not to trust my family Indication of high risk	Encourages me not to trust my family Raises some concerns	Encourages me not to trust my family Not that concerning
Encourages me not to trust my friends	Encourages me not to trust my friends Indication of high risk	Encourages me not to trust my friends Raises some concerns	Encourages me not to trust my friends Not that concerning
Wants to become my best and only friend	Wants to become my best and only friend Indication of high risk	Wants to become my best and only friend Raises some concerns	Wants to become my best and only friend Not that concerning
Always takes my side when I say I am having problems with someone else	Always takes my side when I say I am having problems with someone else Indication of high risk	Always takes my side when I say I am having problems with someone else Raises some concerns	Always takes my side when I say I am having problems with someone else Not that concerning
Posts inappropriate material	Posts inappropriate material Indication of high risk	Posts inappropriate material Raises some concerns	Posts inappropriate material Not that concerning
Sends me inappropriate material	Sends me inappropriate material Indication of high risk	Sends me inappropriate material Raises some concerns	Sends me inappropriate material Not that concerning
Asks me to send inappropriate material	Asks me to send inappropriate material Indication of high risk	Asks me to send inappropriate material Raises some concerns	Asks me to send inappropriate material Not that concerning
Gets pushy with me and then when I complain becomes all loving	Gets pushy with me and then when I complain becomes all loving Indication of high risk	Gets pushy with me and then when I complain becomes all loving Raises some concerns	Gets pushy with me and then when I complain becomes all loving Not that concerning
Encourages me to do things that make me feel uncomfortable.	Encourages me to do things that make me feel uncomfortable. Indication of high risk	Encourages me to do things that make me feel uncomfortable. Raises some concerns	Encourages me to do things that make me feel uncomfortable. Not that concerning
Ignores me or argues with me when I say “no.”	Ignores me or argues with me when I say “no.” Indication of high risk	Ignores me or argues with me when I say “no.” Raises some concerns	Ignores me or argues with me when I say “no.” Not that concerning
Tells me something and then I find out this is not true	Tells me something and then I find out this is not true Indication of high risk	Tells me something and then I find out this is not true Raises some concerns	Tells me something and then I find out this is not true Not that concerning
Seems to know a lot about me	Seems to know a lot about me Indication of high risk	Seems to know a lot about me Raises some concerns	Seems to know a lot about me Not that concerning
Offers me gifts or opportunities	Offers me gifts or opportunities Indication of high risk	Offers me gifts or opportunities Raises some concerns	Offers me gifts or opportunities Not that concerning
Always says how glad they are to have met me and how special I am	Always says how glad they are to have met me and how special I am Indication of high risk	Always says how glad they are to have met me and how special I am Raises some concerns	Always says how glad they are to have met me and how special I am Not that concerning
Talks about things that make me feel uncomfortable	Talks about things that make me feel uncomfortable Indication of high risk	Talks about things that make me feel uncomfortable Raises some concerns	Talks about things that make me feel uncomfortable Not that concerning
If I say I am uncomfortable about something, tells me that this is a normal thing to do	If I say I am uncomfortable about something, tells me that this is a normal thing to do Indication of high risk	If I say I am uncomfortable about something, tells me that this is a normal thing to do Raises some concerns	If I say I am uncomfortable about something, tells me that this is a normal thing to do Not that concerning
Asks me to lie to other people, especially about our relationship	Asks me to lie to other people, especially about our relationship Indication of high risk	Asks me to lie to other people, especially about our relationship Raises some concerns	Asks me to lie to other people, especially about our relationship Not that concerning
Threatens to do something that would be embarrassing to me if I do not do as asked	Threatens to do something that would be embarrassing to me if I do not do as asked Indication of high risk	Threatens to do something that would be embarrassing to me if I do not do as asked Raises some concerns	Threatens to do something that would be embarrassing to me if I do not do as asked Not that concerning
Wants to meet in person privately, without me telling anyone	Wants to meet in person privately, without me telling anyone Indication of high risk	Wants to meet in person privately, without me telling anyone Raises some concerns	Wants to meet in person privately, without me telling anyone Not that concerning
Tells me to keep our relationship a secret.	Tells me to keep our relationship a secret. Indication of high risk	Tells me to keep our relationship a secret. Raises some concerns	Tells me to keep our relationship a secret. Not that concerning

	Admire	Mixed feelings	Do not admire
Are respectful and kind to others	Are respectful and kind to others Admire	Are respectful and kind to others Mixed feelings	Are respectful and kind to others Do not admire
Think it is “cool” to put others down	Think it is “cool” to put others down Admire	Think it is “cool” to put others down Mixed feelings	Think it is “cool” to put others down Do not admire
Create "drama” to get attention	Create "drama” to get attention Admire	Create "drama” to get attention Mixed feelings	Create "drama” to get attention Do not admire
Reach out to help someone who has been treated badly	Reach out to help someone who has been treated badly Admire	Reach out to help someone who has been treated badly Mixed feelings	Reach out to help someone who has been treated badly Do not admire
Ignore hurtful situations involving others	Ignore hurtful situations involving others Admire	Ignore hurtful situations involving others Mixed feelings	Ignore hurtful situations involving others Do not admire
Post LOL when seeing someone being treated badly	Post LOL when seeing someone being treated badly Admire	Post LOL when seeing someone being treated badly Mixed feelings	Post LOL when seeing someone being treated badly Do not admire
Help someone being treated badly	Help someone being treated badly Admire	Help someone being treated badly Mixed feelings	Help someone being treated badly Do not admire
Help others resolve an argument or conflict	Help others resolve an argument or conflict Admire	Help others resolve an argument or conflict Mixed feelings	Help others resolve an argument or conflict Do not admire
Encourage their friend who is being hurtful	Encourage their friend who is being hurtful Admire	Encourage their friend who is being hurtful Mixed feelings	Encourage their friend who is being hurtful Do not admire
Tell someone being hurtful to stop	Tell someone being hurtful to stop Admire	Tell someone being hurtful to stop Mixed feelings	Tell someone being hurtful to stop Do not admire
Help someone who was hurtful make things right	Help someone who was hurtful make things right Admire	Help someone who was hurtful make things right Mixed feelings	Help someone who was hurtful make things right Do not admire
Were hurtful, but stopped and made things right	Were hurtful, but stopped and made things right Admire	Were hurtful, but stopped and made things right Mixed feelings	Were hurtful, but stopped and made things right Do not admire
Were treated badly, but stood tall and responded in a positive way	Were treated badly, but stood tall and responded in a positive way Admire	Were treated badly, but stood tall and responded in a positive way Mixed feelings	Were treated badly, but stood tall and responded in a positive way Do not admire
Were treated badly and retaliated	Were treated badly and retaliated Admire	Were treated badly and retaliated Mixed feelings	Were treated badly and retaliated Do not admire
Tell an adult if a situation is serious or has not stopped	Tell an adult if a situation is serious or has not stopped Admire	Tell an adult if a situation is serious or has not stopped Mixed feelings	Tell an adult if a situation is serious or has not stopped Do not admire
Try to include someone who has been excluded	Try to include someone who has been excluded Admire	Try to include someone who has been excluded Mixed feelings	Try to include someone who has been excluded Do not admire
Encourage people to exclude those they consider “different”	Encourage people to exclude those they consider “different” Admire	Encourage people to exclude those they consider “different” Mixed feelings	Encourage people to exclude those they consider “different” Do not admire