China, Singapore, top charts for cyber bullying among youths

According to the global research conducted by Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing unit, cyber bullying in China among the members of young generation is very widespread.

According to surveys, some 12, 500 youngsters aged 8 to 17 years in 25 countries around the world, saw 70% of respondents in China revealing they had been subject to shifting  levels of cyber bullying roughly doubling the worldwide average of 37%. The exact meaning of cyber bullying covered from being mean or unfriendly treatment, being laughed or teased and being called mean names.

The results of survey revealed levels of cyber bullying varied extremely in the district. Among the Asia Pacific countries, China and Singapore had 58% and India had 53% recorded cases of highest levels of cyber bullying and Japan had the lowest rate of 17%. The two highest in in rank worldwide are China and Singapore while Japan is the second-lowest in rank.

The region of China and Singapore were only the two countries whose respondents revealed a higher level of cyber bullying compared non-cyber bullying.

M. Chua