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Table 3 Associations between social anxiety, defending behaviors, and bullying roles (N = 2,872)

From: Defending behaviors, bullying roles, and their associations with mental health in junior high school students: a population-based study

 

Social anxiety score (Range: 1–3)

Bivariate analysis

Multivariate regression I

Multivariate regression II

Mean

SD

Test

Beta

STB

SD

p-value

Beta

STB

SD

p-value

Bullying role:

 Bullies (B)

1.68

0.04

F = 20.80

0.01

0.00

0.23

0.98

−0.00

−0.00

0.23

0.9898

 Victims (V)

1.89

0.04

(P = 0.018)

1.73

0.13

0.26

<.0001

1.67

0.13

0.26

<.0001

 Bully-victims (BV)

1.90

0.07

Post-hoc test

1.58

0.08

0.46

<.0001

1.54

0.08

0.45

0.0009

 Bystanders (BY)

1.59

0.01

V, BV > B > B

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Defending behaviors score

r = 0.053

P = 0.0041

-

0.27

0.07

0.13

0.02

  1. Note 1: Means were weighted by sampling probabilities
  2. Note 2: The two multivariate regression models were adjusted for sex, grade, aggressive personality, communication skills, school attachment, parents’ marital status, parents’ education level, family activity level, family support level, family conflict level, and punishment level. Model I examined the relationship between bullying roles and social anxiety. Model II examined the relationship between bullying roles and social anxiety after adjusting for defending behaviors
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BMC Public Health

ISSN: 1471-2458

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