80% of parents think Gen Z children are not as resilient as they once were due to social media pressure.

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·       The rate of cyberbullying among youths has largely increased to 28% in 2023 since 2017.

 

·       Snapchat (74%, an increase of 41% from 2017) is the most common place for personal cyberbullying to take place.

 

 

·       Of those who think Gen Z children are not as resilient as they once were, 72% think it’s due to body image pressure followed by Cyberbullying.

 

·       Most youths witnessed cyberbullying on Snapchat (62%), Instagram (48%), and TikTok (44%).

 

 

·       There has been a big drop in the number of youths who are likely to report cyberbullying, down 16% from 2017 to 50%.

 

·       There has been a sharp increase in the rates of witnessing cyberbullying, up 36% from 2017.

 

 

·       Almost 9 in 10 (85%) now think there should be more restrictions on websites and apps in order to prevent cyberbullying. There has been a notable jump in the number of males agreeing.

 

 

Questions asked:

 

Q1: You mentioned that you think Gen Z children not as resilient as they once were. Which of the following are reasons why you think this?

Q2: Which of the following are key ways for Gen Z children to build resilience?

Q3: Which of following would you say are the future benefits of building resilience for girls?

Q4: Have you ever been a victim of cyberbullying?

Q5: On what websites / apps did this incidence of cyberbullying affecting you take place?

Q6: If you were experiencing cyberbullying, how likely would you be to tell someone?

Q7: Have you ever witnessed cyberbullying happening to another person?

Q8: On what websites / apps did you witness cyberbullying?

Q9: Do you think there should be more restrictions on websites and apps in order to prevent cyberbullying?

 

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