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

Mariko Hosozawa, David Bann, Elian Fink, Esme Elsden, Sachiko Baba, Hiroyasu Iso, Praveetha Patalay

EClinicalMedicine · 2021

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Summary

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: =85%-98%). Similar results were observed for subtypes of victimisation-e

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101142
Catalogue ID
SNmojmgo41-8bg01e
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