Table 1 Number of adolescents reporting mental health problems and experiences of bullying at school, stratified by year, school grade, and gender (n = 28,563)
From: Bullying at school and mental health problems among adolescents: a repeated cross-sectional study
Year | Grade | Gender | Sample n | Mental health problem/bullied at school | Number of cases | % | % change 2014–2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | 9 | Boys | 2558 | MHP | 64 | 2.6 | +2.2 |
Bullied | 186 | 7.3 | +0.7 | ||||
Girls | 2481 | MHP | 283 | 11.6 | +3.6 | ||
Bullied | 403 | 16.2 | +0.7 | ||||
11 | Boys | 2673 | MHP | 93 | 3.5 | +1.2 | |
Bullied | 114 | 4.3 | +0.6 | ||||
Girls | 3280 | MHP | 406 | 12.6 | +4.6 | ||
Bullied | 225 | 7.8 | +2.5 | ||||
2018 | 9 | Boys | 2652 | MHP | 90 | 3.5 | – |
Bullied | 209 | 7.9 | – | ||||
Girls | 2595 | MHP | 356 | 14.0 | – | ||
Bullied | 391 | 15.1 | – | ||||
11 | Boys | 2365 | MHP | 112 | 4.9 | – | |
Bullied | 115 | 4.9 | – | ||||
Girls | 2616 | MHP | 441 | 17.1 | – | ||
Bullied | 307 | 11.7 | – | ||||
2020 | 9 | Boys | 3176 | MHP | 132 | 4.4 | – |
Bullied | 253 | 8.0 | – | ||||
Girls | 3094 | MHP | 465 | 15.2 | – | ||
Bullied | 523 | 16.9 | – | ||||
11 | Boys | 2457 | MHP | 112 | 4.7 | – | |
Bullied | 121 | 4.9 | – | ||||
Girls | 2771 | MHP | 468 | 17.2 | – | ||
Bullied | 285 | 10.3 | – |