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Table 3 multivariate linear regression analysis of bullying victimization and its associated factors among adolescents in Mettu town, September, (n = 819)

From: Bullying victimization and its associated factors among adolescents in Illu Abba Bor Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Predictor variables

Unstandardized β coefficient

SE

t-value

P value

95%CI

Low bound

Upper bound

Sex

 Male

1.135

0.341

3.332

0.001

0.466

1.803

 Female (Reference)

      

Current substance use

1.153

0.405

2.844

0.005

0.357

1.948

Physical abuse

0.622

0.049

12.590

 ≤ 0.001

0.525

0.719

Emotional abuse

0.512

0.040

12.919

 ≤ 0.001

0.434

0.590

Psychological distress score

0.406

0.019

21.360

 ≤ 0.001

0.369

0.444

Having medical illness

 Yes

3.500

0.715

4.892

 ≤ 0.001

2.096

4.904

 No (Reference)

      
  1. Dependent variable: bullying victimization
  2. For the final model, adjusted R2 = 0.664, P ≤ .001