Table 1.
Forms of victimisation | Girls | Boys |
---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |
Any property victimisation* | 483 (67.2) | 528 (61.3) |
Any physical assault* | 377 (52.7) | 521 (60.7) |
Any maltreatment** | 508 (70.3) | 517 (60.2) |
Any peer/sibling victimisation | 420 (58.5) | 521 (61.6) |
Any sexual victimisation** | 251 (35.0) | 167 (19.7) |
Any witnessing of family violence** | 493 (68.7) | 395 (47.0) |
Any witnessing of community violence** | 580 (80.9) | 611 (71.8) |
Any cyber victimisation | 202 (28.2) | 241 (28.3) |
Poly-victimisation* | ||
Non-victims | 24 (3.7) | 55 (7.3) |
Victims of 1–10 forms | 413 (63.2) | 478 (63.3) |
Poly-victims | 216 (33.1) | 222 (29.4) |
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.001 for comparison between girls and boys