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. 2020 May 14;11:368. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00368

Table 2.

The associations between sibling bullying status and depression and anxiety [Adjusted OR (95% CI)].

Sibling bullying status
Non-involved Pure victim Pure bully Bully-victim
Bullying involvement (N = 5926) 4248 448 443 787
Depression (%yes) 16.8 28.3 25.5 27.4
Depression 1.00 1.73 (1.35-2.22)*** 1.52 (1.17-1.98)** 1.71 (1.39-2.10)***
Anxiety (%yes) 11.8 21.7 20.1 23.6
Anxiety 1.00 1.85 (1.41-2.44)*** 1.50 (1.12-2.01)** 2.09 (1.68-2.62)***

Significant confounding variables:

Depression = female gender, older age, living in a one-parent family, parental conflict, parental abuse, and peer bullying.

Anxiety = female gender, older age, living in a one-parent family, maternal education with college or more, parental conflict, parental abuse, and peer bullying.

**p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.