This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the frequency of negative interactions on social networking sites and messaging apps in Great Britain (GB) as of January 2015, by gender. During the survey period, it was found that 27 percent of male respondents reported that such interactions occurred occasionally.
Frequency of negative interactions on social networking sites and messaging apps according to users in Great Britain (GB) as of January 2015, by gender*
Source adds the following information:
"Data were weighted to be representative of all GB adults aged 18+."
* Original survey question was phrased as follows:
"Q.1 How often, if at all, do these things happen on your social networks and messaging apps? People are unkind or rude to me."
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ComRes. (February 10, 2015). Frequency of negative interactions on social networking sites and messaging apps according to users in Great Britain (GB) as of January 2015, by gender* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/505123/gb-negative-interactions-on-social-networks-and-messaging-apps-by-gender/
ComRes. "Frequency of negative interactions on social networking sites and messaging apps according to users in Great Britain (GB) as of January 2015, by gender*." Chart. February 10, 2015. Statista. Accessed January 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/505123/gb-negative-interactions-on-social-networks-and-messaging-apps-by-gender/
ComRes. (2015). Frequency of negative interactions on social networking sites and messaging apps according to users in Great Britain (GB) as of January 2015, by gender*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/505123/gb-negative-interactions-on-social-networks-and-messaging-apps-by-gender/
ComRes. "Frequency of Negative Interactions on Social Networking Sites and Messaging Apps According to Users in Great Britain (Gb) as of January 2015, by Gender*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/505123/gb-negative-interactions-on-social-networks-and-messaging-apps-by-gender/
ComRes, Frequency of negative interactions on social networking sites and messaging apps according to users in Great Britain (GB) as of January 2015, by gender* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/505123/gb-negative-interactions-on-social-networks-and-messaging-apps-by-gender/ (last visited January 13, 2025)
Frequency of negative interactions on social networking sites and messaging apps according to users in Great Britain (GB) as of January 2015, by gender* [Graph], ComRes, February 10, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/505123/gb-negative-interactions-on-social-networks-and-messaging-apps-by-gender/
