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. 2014 Jul 30;9(7):e102145. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102145

Table 4. Results of the mediational analyses on the relationship between cyberbullying and school bullying victimization and suicidal ideation, plans and attempts.

Path A Path B Path C
BV→Depression Depression→Suicidal behaviour BV→Suicidal behaviour Sobel test
OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value ORS− (95% CI) P value ORS+ (95% CI) P value (P value)
Cyberbullying victimization
 Depression 3.07 (2.49–3.80) <0.001
 Suicidal ideation 9.72 (5.58–16.93) <0.001 2.35 (1.50–3.70) 0.005 1.44 (0.84–2.45) 0.139 <0.001
 Suicide planning 5.31 (3.73–7.57) <0.001 2.06 (1.16–3.64) 0.023 1.39 (0.69–2.81) 0.276 <0.001
 Suicide attempt 2.78 (1.79–4.31) 0.002 1.40 (1.04–1.90) 0.033 1.09 (0.79–1.51) 0.504 <0.001
School bullying victimization
 Depression 2.80 (2.40–3.26) <0.001
 Suicidal ideation 9.05 (4.94–16.57) <0.001 3.09 (2.18–4.39) <0.001 2.16 (1.43–3.26) 0.005 <0.001
 Suicide planning 5.03 (3.57–7.08) <0.001 2.49 (1.97–3.17) <0.001 1.86 (1.33–2.60) 0.005 <0.001
 Suicide attempt 2.74 (1.77–4.23) 0.002 1.43 (1.04–1.98) 0.036 1.17 (0.83–1.65) 0.303 <0.001

Note. All models control for grade, gender, sedentary activities, smoking, alcohol, marijuana, and computer use.

BV: Bullying victimization.

ORS−: Odds ratio from regression model unadjusted for depression; ORS+: Odds ratio from regression model adjusted for depression.