Citation

Salmon S, Turner S, Taillieu T, Fortier J, Afifi TO. J. Adolesc. 2017; 63: 29-40.

Affiliation

Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, 750 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0W5, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba, 771 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada. Electronic address: tracie.afifi@umanitoba.ca.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.adolescence.2017.12.005

PMID

29268108

Abstract

The objectives of the current study were to estimate the prevalence of nine types of bullying victimization among adolescents in Grades 7 to 12, and examine how these experiences vary according to gender and school grade. Data were drawn from the Manitoba Youth Health Survey. The sample size was N = 64 174 and included boys and girls from Grades 7 to 12. Nine types of bullying victimization were assessed. Gender and grade differences were noted with girls being more to likely than boys to report six types of victimization. The odds of bullying victimization were higher in Grades 8 to 12 compared to Grade 7. Effective anti-bullying intervention strategies need to address a range of victimization types and should consider gender and school grade. Interventions should start before Grade 7 and continue until the end of Grade 12.

Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Language: en

Keywords

Adolescence; Adolescents; Bullying; Cybervictimization; Gender; Youth