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Table 3 Associations of bullying-related behaviours (at least once monthly) with socioeconomic variables and psychiatric morbidity.

From: Bullying behaviour in schools, socioeconomic position and psychiatric morbidity: a cross-sectional study in late adolescents in Greece

 

(base = Not involved in bullying-related behaviours)

OR (95% CI)

 

Victims

Perpetrators

Victims-Perpetrators

Female Gender

0.56 (0.37-0.85)

0.22 (0.15-0.33)

0.33 (0.20-0.55)

Grade

   

10th

1.00

1.00

1.00

11th

0.80 (0.49-1.29)

1.39 (0.95-2.04)

1.37 (0.77-2.43)

12th

0.63 (0.39-1.00)

1.09 (0.71-1.70)

0.49 (0.26-0.90)

Father's Educational Level

   

Primary

1.00

1.00

1.00

Secondary Basic

1.04 (0.52-2.06)

1.00 (0.52-1.93)

1.30 (0.57-2.96)

Secondary Complete

0.75 (0.43-1.32)

1.04 (0.56-1.93)

0.84 (0.40-1.79)

Technological degree

0.65 (0.30-1.42)

0.98 (0.48-2.01)

0.34 (0.13-0.93)

University degree

0.95 (0.50-1.81)

1.22 (0.59-2.50)

0.98 (0.45-2.15)

Mother's Educational Level

   

Primary

1.00

1.00

1.00

Secondary Basic

0.94 (0.48-1.83)

1.34 (0.67-2.67)

1.95 (0.81-4.67)

Secondary Complete

0.73 (0.42-1.27)

1.14 (0.63-2.07)

1.10 (0.51-2.37)

Technological degree

0.48 (0.22-1.02)

0.52 (0.24-1.15)

1.66 (0.65-4.24)

University degree

0.70 (0.29-1.67)

0.94 (0.45-1.96)

1.58 (0.62-4.05)

Financial Difficulties

   

No

1.00

1.00

1.00

Very few

1.38 (0.85-2.23)

1.18 (0.79-1.76)

1.14 (0.67-1.95)

Some/A lot

1.22 (0.71-2.11)

1.33 (0.77-2.30)

1.41 (0.72-2.76)

School Performance

   

Excellent

2.05 (0.90-4.66)

0.53 (0.26-1.11)

1.35 (0.61-3.01)

Very good

1.41 (0.83-2.39)

0.53 (0.33-0.86)

0.86 (0.43-1.71)

Good

1.41 (0.85-2.36)

0.79 (0.52-1.21)

1.23 (0.68-2.21)

Fair

1.00

1.00

1.00

Father's Employment Type

   

Public sector employee

1.00

1.00

1.00

Private sector employee

1.02 (0.58-1.78)

0.87 (0.51-1.49)

0.70 (0.38-1.27)

Self-employed

1.21 (0.76-1.91)

1.61 (0.99-2.63)

0.92 (0.51-1.68)

Retired

0.77 (0.31-1.92)

0.32 (0.14-0.71)

0.89 (0.22-3.60)

Unemployed/Other

2.28 (0.86-6.05)

2.32 (1.19-4.51)

0.73 (0.24-2.26)

Mother's Employment Type

   

Employee (public or private)

1.00

1.00

1.00

Self-employed

1.41 (0.72-2.76)

1.08 (0.63-1.88)

2.01 (0.84-4.78)

Unemployed

0.63 (0.29-1.39)

0.87 (0.41-1.88)

1.39 (0.47-4.10)

Looks after house

0.67 (0.40-1.11)

1.00 (0.65-1.57)

2.11 (1.20-3.69)

Retired//Other

0.47 (0.21-1.06)

0.86 (0.39-1.91)

2.53 (1.16-5.52)

BMI

   

< 19

1.00

1.00

1.00

19-22

0.80 (0.48-1.33)

1.41 (0.84-2.37)

0.89 (0.47-1.69)

22-25

0.85 (0.47-1.55)

1.32 (0.73-2.41)

1.05 (0.51-2.13)

25-30

1.28 (0.59-2.79)

1.10 (0.57-2.13)

2.00 (0.94-4.22)

> = 30

2.42 (0.49-11.98)

1.85 (0.57-5.99)

1.41 (0.33-6.01)

Psychiatric Symptoms

   

No symptoms

1.00

1.00

1.00

Subthreshold symptoms

2.15 (1.03-4.50)

1.65 (1.04-2.60)

4.52 (1.94-10.54)

Mild symptoms

3.06 (1.43-6.52)

1.92 (1.22-3.03)

3.77 (1.67-8.52)

Severe symptoms

6.32 (3.30-12.09)

1.75 (1.08-2.86)

7.57 (3.33-17.23)

  1. Adjusted odds ratios of bullying-related behaviours in adolescents 16-18 years old attending senior high schools in Greece (N = 2,427)
  2. OR: Odds ratio
  3. CI: Confidence Interval