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. 2023 Nov 21;14:1280757. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1280757

Table 2.

Chi-square test results to examine the differences between the frequencies of the respondent’s responses to the statements of the first axis (forms of digital bullying among social media users).

# The statement Agree Partially agree Disagree Average K 2 Rank
Freq. Perc. Freq. Perc. Freq. Perc.
1 Hostile messages that hurt the feelings of the recipient, such as mocking appearance, name-calling, and so on. 536 83.75 40 6.25 64 10.00 2.74 733.41** 1
2 Distorting reputation and spreading rumors and lies about the victim. 504 78.75 60 9.38 76 11.88 2.67 594.66** 3
3 Threatening to disclose secrets and publish personal information (extortion). 456 71.25 60 9.38 124 19.38 2.52 423.66** 6
4 Harassment and sharing of offensive content. 476 74.38 68 10.63 96 15.00 2.59 486.96** 4
5 Using video clips of a person without their permission or knowledge. 456 71.25 80 12.50 104 16.25 2.55 415.41** 5
6 Hacking, surveillance, and theft of personal accounts. 388 60.63 84 13.13 168 26.25 2.34 231.05** 7
7 Impersonation. 348 54.38 136 21.25 156 24.38 2.30 128.45** 9
8 Exclusion and expulsion from social media groups and other online groups. 388 60.63 124 19.38 128 20.00 2.41 214.55** 8
9 Endorsing bullies’ comments by reposting comments/images/clips/retweets/etc. 508 79.38 56 8.75 76 11.88 2.68 611.46** 2

*Statistically significant at the level of 0.01 ≥ α.