Table 3 Percentage of students participating in bully supporting, defending, and passive bystanding behavior by bully-victim sex
From: Bullying in schools: prevalence, bystanders’ reaction and associations with sex and relationships
Bully-victim sex | Supporting bully | Passive bystanding | Defending | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male to male victimization | 12 (6%) | 114 (56.76%) | 75 (37.3%) | 201 (39.3%) |
Female to female victimization | 13 (12.6%) | 57 (55.3%) | 33 (32.0%) | 103 (20.2%) |
Male to female victimization | 9 (5.3%) | 88 (52.1%) | 72 (42.6%) | 169 (33.1%) |
Female to male victimization | 2 (5.3%) | 22 (57.9%) | 14 (36.8%) | 38 (7.4%) |
Total | 36 (7%) | 281 (55.0%) | 194 (38.0%) | 511 (100%) |