Table 1.
Prevalence of measures
| Measures | Hetero (N=5378) % (CI) | Gay/Lesbian (N=88) % (CI) | Bisexual (N=690) % (CI) | Questioning (N=358) % (CI) | p value sexual orientation difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyberbullying | Total | 21.4 (20.0; 22.7) | 28.2 (19.2; 37.2) | 32.9*** (30.0; 35.9) | 24 (20.2; 27.8) | <0.001 |
| Girls | 24.8 (22.5; 27.1) | 29 (16.8; 41.1) | 35.8*** (31.5; 40.1) | 23.3 (18.6; 28.1) | <0.001 | |
| Boys | 17.2 (15.0; 19.3) | 27.2 (12.8; 41.7) | 24.3* (17.8; 30.1) | 25.6* (16.6; 34.6) | 0.02 | |
| p value gender difference | <0.001 | 0.9 | 0.02 | 0.7 | ||
| Homophobic Bullying | Total | 1.7 (1.3; 2.1) | 29.4*** (18.2; 40.5) | 13.4*** (11.4; 15.4) | 7*** (5.2; 8.9) | <0.001 |
| Girls | 2 (1.4; 2.7) | 16.5*** (3.8; 28.3) | 12.2*** (9.6; 14.7) | 6.5*** (4.7; 8.3) | <0.001 | |
| Boys | 1.3 (0.8; 1.8) | 46.9*** (29.3; 64.5) | 17.2*** (12.3; 22.1) | 8.3*** (2.7; 14.0) | <0.001 | |
| p value gender difference | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.5 | ||
| Bullying in school or elsewhere | Total | 24.5 (23.0; 26.1) | 32.3* (23.4; 41.3) | 37.0*** (33.6; 40.4) | 26.4 (22.8; 30.1) | <0.001 |
| Girls | 25.7 (23.0; 28.4) | 26.9 (16.0; 37.9) | 38.3*** (34.1; 42.6) | 23.0 (18.5; 27.5) | <0.001 | |
| Boys | 23.1 (20.8; 25.4) | 39.5* (23.0; 56.0) | 33.0** (26.4; 39.5) | 34.9* (25.0; 44.8) | 0.002 | |
| p value gender difference | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.05 | ||
| Psychological distress | Total | 43.8 (41.1; 46.6) | 49.1 (39.6; 58.6) | 62.3*** (58.4; 66.2) | 46.7 (41.3; 52.1) | <0.001 |
| Girls | 54.2 (52.3; 56.2) | 53.3 (37.3; 69.4) | 69.4*** (65.6; 73.3) | 49.5 (43.3; 55.6) | <0.001 | |
| Boys | 31.2 (28.4; 34.1) | 43.6 (28.9; 58.3) | 41.2** (33.9; 48.5) | 39.9* (32.0; 47.8) | 0.02 | |
| p value gender difference | <0.001 | 0.5 | <0.001 | 0.05 | ||
| Low self-esteem | Total | 32 (29.7; 34.3) | 39.4 (28.9; 49.9) | 41.1*** (35.6; 46.5) | 37 (31.3; 42.7) | <0.001 |
| Girls | 37.8 (35.6; 40.0) | 40 (24.5; 55.4) | 46.8** (40.6; 52.9) | 39.2 (32.4; 46.1) | 0.003 | |
| Boys | 24.9 (22.1; 27.8) | 38.5 (23.9; 53.2) | 24.3 (19.9; 28.8) | 31.6 (20.4; 42.9) | 0.17 | |
| p value gender difference | <0.001 | 0.89 | <0.001 | 0.27 | ||
| Suicidal ideations | Total | 24.2 (20.0; 26.4) | 33.9* (23.1; 44.7) | 46.4*** (42.8; 50.0) | 25.0 (19.5; 30.5) | <0.001 |
| Girls | 28.2 (25.5; 30.9) | 33.5 (17.3; 49.8) | 50.4*** (45.8; 55.0) | 26.7 (19.4; 34.0) | <0.001 | |
| Boys | 19.4 (17.0; 21.7) | 34.4* (18.5; 50.4) | 34.4*** (29.0; 39.9) | 21.0 (12.2; 29.7) | <0.001 | |
| p value gender difference | <0.001 | 0.94 | 0.001 | 0.36 | ||
Difference tests among sexual orientation categories were conducted considering heterosexuals as reference,
*
: p<0.05;
**
: p<0.01;
***
: p<0.001