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Table 1 ANCOVA of ASR (Adult Self-Report) and MFQ (Mood and Feelings Questionnaire) scores for the different bullying involvement groups (Total N = 1266) adjusted for gender and parent SES-level

From: The long-term effects of being bullied or a bully in adolescence on externalizing and internalizing mental health problems in adulthood

Outcomes

Non-involved (1) M (SD)

Being bullied (2) M (SD)

Bully–victim (3) M (SD)

Aggressive toward others (4) M (SD)

P value

Post-hoc comparisona

N

982

158

39

87

  

ASR total problems (range 0–240)

30.34 (23.74)

39.61 (25.29)

46.41 (31.23)

39.68 (30.47)

<0.001

1 < 2, 3, 4

ASR externalizing problems (range 0–74)

6.55 (6.37)

8.69 (6.21)

10.33 (7.83)

9.46 (7.84)

<0.001

1 < 2, 3, 4

ASR internalizing problems (range 0–80)

10.82 (10.23)

14.87 (11.78)

16.83 (15.47)

13.75 (13.06)

<0.001

1 < 2, 3, 4

ASR attention problems (range 0–30)

5.40 (4.24)

6.30 (4.18)

8.21 (5.78)

6.63 (5.15)

<0.001

1 < 3

ASR critical items (range 0–38)

2.90 (3.11)

3.90 (3.09)

5.14 (4.19)

4.21 (4.35)

<0.001

1 < 2, 3, 4

MFQ depressive symptoms (0–68)

9.09 (11.25)

13.36 (13.62)

12.69 (13.16)

12.36 (13.86)

<0.001

1 < 2, 4

  1. aHochberg’s step-up correction