Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the research sample
N | % | Occurrence of bullying (%) | p-valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 1018 | 100 | 13.5 | |
Gender | 0.550 | |||
Male | 496 | 48.7 | 14.1 | |
Female | 522 | 51.3 | 12.8 | |
Age | ||||
18–24 y. | 110 | 10.8 | 13.6 | 0.651 |
25–34 y. | 187 | 18.4 | 13.9 | |
35–44 y. | 199 | 19.5 | 13.1 | |
45–54 y. | 166 | 16.3 | 15.7 | |
55–64 y. | 168 | 16.5 | 16.5 | |
65 y. and more | 188 | 18.5 | 14.9 | |
Living arrangement | 0.005 | |||
Alone | 162 | 15.9 | 14.8 | |
With parents | 185 | 18.2 | 14.6 | |
With a partner | 120 | 11.8 | 21.7 | |
In marriage | 551 | 54.1 | 10.9 | |
Education | 0.023 | |||
Primary school | 137 | 13.5 | 19.7 | |
Completed apprenticeship | 272 | 26.7 | 15.8 | |
Secondary school | 382 | 37.5 | 11.8 | |
University or college | 227 | 22.3 | 9.7 | |
Total | Male | Female | ||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | p-valuea | |
Frequency of bullyingb | 0.168 | |||
Often | 9 (6.6) | 3 (4.3) | 6 (9.0) | |
Several times | 83 (60.6) | 42 (60.0) | 41 (61.2) | |
Once | 45 (32.9) | 25 (35.7) | 20 (29.9) | |
Type of bullying experiencedb | ||||
Hit, kicked, pushed, shoved around, or locked indoors | 26 (19.0) | 18 (25.7) | 8 (11.9) | 0.040 |
Made fun of because of race, nationality or color | 12 (8.8) | 5 (7.1) | 7 (10.4) | 0.494 |
Made fun of because of religion | 9 (6.6) | 7 (10.0) | 2 (3.0) | 0.098 |
Made fun of with sexual jokes, comments, or gestures | 8 (5.8) | 3 (4.3) | 5 (7.5) | 0.428 |
Left out of activities on purpose or completely ignored | 50 (36.5) | 25 (35.7) | 25 (37.3) | 0.846 |
Made fun of because of how his/her body or face looked | 64 (46.7) | 29 (41.4) | 35 (52.2) | 0.205 |
Bullied in some other way | 36 (26.3) | 15 (21.4) | 21 (31.3) | 0.188 |