Skip to main content

Table 2 Results of school bullying and mental health status among participants

From: The impact of school bullying on the mental health of boarding secondary school students: the mediating roles of school belongingness and resilience

 

Male

(n = 755)

Female

(n = 805)

Total

(n = 1560)

P

School bullying

6.3 ± 9.9

5.3 ± 8.2

5.8 ± 9.0

0.025

Verbal bullying subscale

3.2 ± 4.3

2.6 ± 3.4

2.9 ± 3.9

0.003

Verbal bullying

225 (29.8)

195 (24.2)

420 (26.9)

0.013

Physical bullying subscale

1.6 ± 3.2

1.0 ± 2.5

1.3 ± 2.8

< 0.001

Physical bullying

104 (13.8)

53 (6.6)

157 (10.1)

< 0.001

Social bullying subscale

1.6 ± 3.2

1.8 ± 3.0

1.7 ± 3.1

0.280

Social bullying

102 (13.5)

139 (17.3)

241 (15.4)

0.040

Mental Health Problems

1.7 ± 0.8

1.9 ± 0.8

1.8 ± 0.8

< 0.001

Interpersonal sensitivity

1.7 ± 0.8

1.8 ± 0.8

1.8 ± 0.8

0.001

Depression

1.7 ± 0.8

1.9 ± 0.9

1.8 ± 0.9

< 0.001

Anxiety

1.8 ± 0.9

2.0 ± 1.0

1.9 ± 1.0

< 0.001

Feeling of learning pressure

2.0 ± 1.0

2.2 ± 1.0

2.1 ± 1.0

< 0.001

Psychological imbalance

1.5 ± 0.7

1.5 ± 0.7

1.5 ± 0.7

0.865

Mental health status

   

0.002

Normal

537 (71.1)

496 (61.6)

1033 (66.2)

 

Mild abnormal

149 (19.7)

215 (26.7)

364 (23.3)

 

Moderate abnormal

56 (7.4)

80 (9.9)

136 (8.7)

 

Severe abnormal

9 (1.2)

12 (1.5)

21 (1.3)

 

More severe abnormal

4 (0.5)

2 (0.2)

6 (0.4)

 

Interpersonal sensitivity

   

0.013

normal

534 (70.7)

510 (63.4)

1044 (66.9)

 

Mild abnormal

144 (19.1)

193 (24.0)

337 (21.6)

 

Moderate abnormal

62 (8.2)

88 (10.9)

150 (9.6)

 

Severe abnormal

8 (1.1)

11 (1.4)

19 (1.2)

 

More severe abnormal

7 (0.9)

3 (0.4)

10 (0.6)

 

Depression symptom

   

< 0.001

normal

543 (71.9)

479 (59.5)

1022 (65.5)

 

Mild abnormal

142 (18.8)

197 (24.5)

339 (21.7)

 

Moderate abnormal

47 (6.2)

101 (12.5)

148 (9.5)

 

Severe abnormal

15 (2.0)

22 (2.7)

37 (2.4)

 

More severe abnormal

8 (1.1)

6 (0.7)

14 (0.9)

 

Anxiety symptom

   

< 0.001

normal

499 (66.1)

450 (55.9)

949(60.8)

 

Mild abnormal

151 (20.0)

191 (23.7)

342(21.9)

 

Moderate abnormal

72 (9.5)

106 (13.2)

178(11.4)

 

Severe abnormal

21 (2.8)

48 (6.0)

69(4.4)

 

More severe abnormal

12 (1.6)

10 (1.2)

22(1.4)

 

Learning pressure

   

< 0.001

normal

434 (57.5)

361 (44.8)

795 (51.0)

 

Mild abnormal

186 (24.6)

252 (31.3)

438 (28.1)

 

Moderate abnormal

95 (12.6)

128 (15.9)

223 (14.3)

 

Severe abnormal

27 (3.6)

48 (6.0)

75 (4.8)

 

More severe abnormal

13 (1.7)

16 (2.0)

29 (1.9)

 

Psychological imbalance

   

0.152

normal

597 (79.1)

631 (78.4)

1228 (78.7)

 

Mild abnormal

104 (13.8)

136 (16.9)

240 (15.4)

 

Moderate abnormal

42 (5.6)

30 (3.7)

72 (4.6)

 

Severe abnormal

6 (0.8)

5 (0.6)

11 (0.7)

 

More severe abnormal

6 (0.8)

3 (0.4)

9 (0.6)

 

School belongingness

77.1 ± 16.4

75.6 ± 15.5

76.3 ± 15.9

0.052

Resilience

25.0 ± 9.9

23.2 ± 9.2

24.1 ± 9.6

< 0.001