Hinduja and Patchin (2010b) recently published an abbreviated version of a
forthcoming article about strain theory as an explanation for cyberbullying behaviour. The
primary question examined was: ‘are youth who experience strain more likely to engage in
bullying?’ (2010: 1). They conclude that youth who reported strain were more likely to
participate in cyberbullying. However, how strain was measured is not described in the fact
sheet.