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Table 5 The associations between defending behaviors and mental health indicators stratified by bullying roles

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

Social anxiety score
	1. Bullies (n = 256)				2. Victims (n = 218)				3. Bully-victims (n = 106)				4. Bystanders (n = 2292)
	Beta	STB	S.D.	P-value	Beta	STB	S.D.	P-value	Beta	STB	S.D.	P-value	Beta	STB	S.D.	P-value
Defending behaviors	−0.02	−0.04	0.05	0.654	0.05	0.08	0.08	0.554	0.02	0.03	0.11	0.888	0.05	0.09	0.02	0.005
Depressive symptoms score
	1. Bullies (n = 256)				2. Victims (n = 218)				3. Bully-victims (n = 106)				4. Bystanders (n = 2292)
	Beta	STB	S.D.	P-value	Beta	STB	S.D.	P-value	Beta	STB	S.D.	P-value	Beta	STB	S.D.	P-value
Defending behaviors	0.02	0.04	0.04	0.578	0.12	0.23	0.04	0.011	0.02	0.04	0.09	0.838	0.04	0.07	0.01	0.005

Note 1: *: p < .05, **: p < .01, ***: p < .001
Note 2: All 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

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