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Table 2 Chi-square and T-test results of bullying victimization by individual and school environmental characteristics (N = 184)

From: The school environment and bullying victimization among seventh graders with autism spectrum disorder: a cohort study

 

Social exclusion

Insults or teasing

Experienceda (n = 133)

Nonea (n = 51)

p valueb

Experienceda (n = 129)

Nonea (n = 55)

p valueb

Individual characteristics

 Sex: male

123 (92.48)

44 (86.27)

0.254

117 (90.70)

50 (90.91)

1.000

 BMI

21.76 (4.17)

21.30 (4.52)

0.505

21.72 (3.96)

21.48 (4.93)

0.730

 Learning capabilities

2.01 (0.57)

2.11 (0.58)

0.293

2.02 (0.56)

2.09 (0.60)

0.449

 Psychological distress

2.34 (0.62)

1.94 (0.66)

 < 0.001

2.33 (0.64)

1.99 (0.64)

0.001

School environment characteristics

 Number of friends

2.53 (1.25)

3.12 (1.35)

0.006

2.64 (1.31)

2.82 (1.31)

0.386

 Friendship quality

3.53 (0.92)

3.98 (0.62)

 < 0.001

3.49 (0.92)

4.05 (0.56)

 < 0.001

 Classroom climate

2.34 (0.44)

2.53 (0.46)

0.009

2.32 (0.43)

2.57 (0.47)

0.001

 Receiving assistance when difficulties occurred

2.65 (0.77)

3.16 (0.83)

 < 0.001

2.70 (0.80)

3.02 (0.83)

0.014

 Teachers’ integration-related attitudes

2.36 (0.55)

2.48 (0.53)

0.196

2.33 (0.54)

2.55 (0.54)

0.011

 Parental engagement

3.59 (0.65)

3.71 (0.46)

0.166

3.58 (0.65)

3.71 (0.50)

0.149

 Integration: full-time

46 (34.59)

23 (45.10)

0.187

44 (34.11)

25 (45.45)

0.146

 

Extortion

Sexual harassment

Experienceda (n = 12)

Nonea (n = 172)

p valueb

Experienceda (n = 52)

Nonea (n = 132)

p valueb

Individual characteristics

 Sex: male

11 (91.67)

156 (90.70)

1.000

51 (98.08)

116 (87.88)

0.044

 BMI

21.73 (4.92)

21.64 (4.23)

0.946

22.05 (3.89)

21.49 (4.41)

0.425

 Learning capabilities

1.93 (0.68)

2.05 (0.56)

0.471

2.02 (0.55)

2.05 (0.58)

0.799

 Psychological distress

2.42 (0.98)

2.22 (0.63)

0.315

2.34 (0.57)

2.19 (0.69)

0.163

School environment characteristics

 Number of friends

3.42 (1.62)

2.64 (1.27)

0.046

3.04 (1.47)

2.55 (1.21)

0.023

 Friendship quality

4.00 (0.60)

3.63 (0.88)

0.069

3.58 (0.89)

3.69 (0.86)

0.429

 Classroom climate

2.52 (0.51)

2.39 (0.45)

0.321

2.40 (0.47)

2.40 (0.45)

0.945

 Receiving assistance when difficulties occurred

3.00 (0.85)

2.78 (0.82)

0.367

2.79 (0.85)

2.80 (0.81)

0.958

 Teachers’ integration-related attitudes

2.50 (0.52)

2.39 (0.55)

0.497

2.35 (0.62)

2.41 (0.52)

0.503

 Parental engagement

3.58 (0.52)

3.62 (0.61)

0.831

3.58 (0.72)

3.64 (0.56)

0.551

 Integration: full time

3 (25.00)

66 (38.37)

0.539

14 (26.92)

55 (41.67)

0.090

  1. BMI body mass index
  2. aData are presented as the n (%) or mean (standard deviation)
  3. bChi-square tests or t tests