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Table 3 Sociodemographic Correlates of Bullying Types Among Perpetrators: Chi-Square Analysis

From: Prevalence and determinants of school bullying in Qatar: a cross-sectional study

 

Physical

N (%)

Verbal

N (%)

Social

N (%)

Cyber

N (%)

Ethnic

N (%)

Disability

N (%)

Gender

      

 Males

133 (31.4)

188 (45.3)

118 (28.4)

140 (32.9)

104 (24.5)

102 (24.5)

 Females

33 (10.3)

86 (27)

48 (14.9)

34 (10.7)

17 (5.2)

14 (4.3)

χ2(P-value)

36.6 (< 0.001)

25.94 (< 0.001)

19.04 (< 0.001)

49.56 (< 0.001)

50.58 (< 0.001)

55.75 (< 0.001)

Ethnicity

      

 Arab

114 (26.1)

168 (39.3)

105 (24)

111 (25.1)

85 (19.1)

78 (17.7)

 Asian/Caucasian

18 (15.3)

32 (27.1)

13 (11)

19 (16.1)

9 (7.6)

10 (8.5)

 Other

34 (17.6)

69 (36.3)

44 (23.3)

39 (20.7)

24 (12.8)

24 (12.9)

χ2(P-value)

9.47 (0.009)

5.88 (0.053)

9.57 (0.008)

4.82 (0.09)

10.99 (0.004)

7.0 (0.03)

Age Group

      

 8–10 Years

9 (36)

10 (38.5)

9 (32.1)

8 (30.8)

4 (20.8)

5 (20.8)

 11–15 Years

126 (21.2)

218 (57.5)

124 (21.2)

132 (22.3)

93 (15.5)

93 (15.8)

 16–18 Years

33 (23.1)

48 (33.3)

33 (22.8)

35 (24)

23 (16)

18 (12.6)

χ2(P-value)

3.16 (0.21)

0.91 (0.636)

1.96 (0.373)

1.13 (0.57)

0.50 (0.778)

1.47 (0.48)

School Grade

      

 Elementary

60 (45.8)

73 (52.9)

59 (42.1)

62 (43.7)

60 (42.9)

55 (40.4)

 Preparatory

77 (16.9)

146 (33.4)

75 (17)

77 (17.3)

40 (8.8)

48 (10.8)

 Secondary

33 (18.8)

57 (32.4)

33 (18.6)

37 (20.9)

22 (12.7)

14 (8)

χ2(P-value)

50.6 (< 0.001)

19.02 (< 0.001)

40.78 (< 0.001)

42.60 (< 0.001)

94.4 (< 0.001)

79.8 (< 0.001)

Years lived in Qatar

      

 Less than 5 years

12 (12.5)

23 (24.7)

18 (18.8)

12 (12.6)

9 (9.4)

10 (10.6)

 5–10 Years

41 (20.4)

72 (36.5)

39 (19.6)

32 (18.6)

22 (11.2)

21 (10.8)

 More than 10 years

107 (24.2)

174 (39.6)

102 (23.1)

120 (26.7)

84 (18.6)

81 (18.2)

χ2(P-value)

6.56 (0.038)

7.34 (0.026)

1.54 (0.462)

11.4 (0.003)

8.96 (0.011)

7.48 (0.024)