Please only complete this survey if you have at least one child between the ages of 11-18.

You have been invited to participate in a research study to get your thoughts on cyberbullying. It is important parents who do and do not use social media platforms answer all the questions in order to determine your understanding of cyberbullying. By completing and submitting this survey you are giving informed consent to participate in this study. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have completed this as a paper survey, please do not do this same survey online.

Please note for this survey that cyberbullying is defined as: The use of information and communication technologies (i.e.: computers, smartphones, gaming systems) to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others.

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* 1. What is your age?

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* 2. What is your ethnicity?

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* 3. What is your highest completed level of education?

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* 4. I have a Facebook account.

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* 5. If you have a Facebook account, about how often do you access it?

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* 6. Which additional social media websites do you access regularly?

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* 7. What percentage of children in your child's school district do you think has been cyberbullied?

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* 8. Please indicate your agreement to the following statements by marking the corresponding boxes.

  Strongly Disagree Moderately Disagree Slightly Disagree Slightly Agree Moderately Agree Strongly Agree
Cyberbullying was invented by the media.
Cyberbullying is in general a serious threat.
Cyberbullying is a serious threat to my child.
Cyberbullying is inconsequential.
Cyberbullying occurs more often than face-to-face bullying.
I attempt to stay up-to-date with cyberbullying news so I can be aware of potential threats.
Monitoring and preventing cyberbullying is the responsibility of the school system.
Monitoring and preventing cyberbullying is the responsibility of the parents / guardians.
The schools should teach children about the risks of using social media.
Local law enforcement has an obligation to investigate cyberbullying.
Cyberbullying often goes unreported.

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* 9. How many children do you have?

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* 10. One or more of my children have their own Facebook accounts.

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* 11. For the following questions, please indicate which of the following practices you currently use in your household for the children in the above questions.

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The computer most commonly used by my child / children is in a common area.
The computer most commonly used my by child / children is in their private bedroom.
I routinely look over my child’s / children’s emails and/or text messages.
We have family rules about which websites my child / children can access on their home computer or smart phone.
I limit the amount of time my child / children can spend on the computer and / or smart phone.
I place restrictions on the type of material my child/children can post on social media sites.
I use parental controls on my child/children’s computer or cell phone.

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