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Background and purpose: This study explores the issues of cyberbullying from a cross-cultural perspective. The focus is on the examination of the extent of a sample of Canadian and Chinese adolescents' experiences and possible culture differences related to bullying and cyberbullying.

Sample: Two sets of data were collected in Canada and China. In the Canadian sample, the subjects (157 students) were randomly selected from two middle schools (age 12–15) in a large western Canadian city. The Chinese data were collected from 202 7th-grade students (age 11–14) who were randomly selected from two secondary schools in a large city in Southern China.

Design and methods: An anonymous questionnaire was used to collect data. Descriptive and inferential analysis of the data were carried out.

Results: Findings show both similar and different patterns …