Zhang L, Osberg L, Phipps S. Is all bullying the same?
ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014;
72:19. [PMID:
24991409 PMCID:
PMC4077233 DOI:
10.1186/2049-3258-72-19]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2013] [Accepted: 03/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND
We ask whether verbal abuse, threats of violence and physical assault among Canadian youth have the same determinants and whether these determinants are the same for boys and girls. If these are different, the catch-all term "bullying" may mis-specify analysis of what are really different types of behavior.
METHODS
We analyze five cohorts of Canadian youth aged 12-15 from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY). There are 11475 observations in total. Pearson's correlation coefficients and six different multivariate strategies are used.
RESULTS
There are many faces to bullying, in terms of its form and relative frequencies for boys versus girls. Although some characteristics of an adolescent are strong predictors of being subject to more than one type of bullying, some other characteristics are only correlated with specific types of bullying.
CONCLUSIONS
The many faces of bullying, and their correlation with different factors, imply different policy interventions may be needed to address each issue effectively.
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