Bullying victimisation in adolescence: prevalence and inequalities by gender, socioeconomic status and academic performance across 71 countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bullying victimisation is of global importance due to its long-term negative consequences. We examined the prevalence of victimisation and its inequalities in 15-year-olds across 71 countries.

Methods

Data were from the Programme for International Student Assessment (March-August 2018). Students reported frequencies of relational, physical, and verbal victimisation during the last 12 months, which were analysed separately and combined into a total score. Prevalence of frequent victimisation (> a few times a month) was estimated, followed by mean differences in total score by gender, wealth and academic performance quintiles in each country. Meta-analyses were used to examine country differences.

Findings

Of 421,437 students included, 113,602 (30·4%) experie

SUBMITTER: Hosozawa M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8517283 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature