Carried out by Anglia Ruskin University, the survey of around 500 young people found that 18 per cent had fallen victim to bullying through mobile phones, email or social networking websites.
Of those bullied, the majority (69 per cent) were girls. The most common effects on victims’ lives were damage to their confidence, mental health and self-esteem.
A quarter of victims had truanted from school due to cyberbullying and more than a third had curtailed out-of-school socialising.
Cyberbullying was seen as being as harmful as direct face-to-face bullying by three-quarters of those surveyed. Some said it was worse as it is permanent, can involve posting harmful or distressing photos online, can be transmitted to people quickly and can strike at any time.
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