Table 1.
Latent class analysis model: prevalence and bullying counts within each class
| Latent class | Class 1 | Class 2 | Class 3 | Class 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children who do NOT BULLY | Children who BULLY with a LOW cyberbullying element | Children who BULLY with a MODERATE cyberbullying element | Children who BULLY with a HIGH cyberbullying element | |
| n | 8,565 | 2,887 | 671 | 519 |
| % | % | % | % | |
| Traditional bullying indicators | ||||
| Q1: How often bullied others: called names/teased | 0 | 61.90 | 77.60 | 81.00 |
| Q2: How often bullied others: left out of things | 0 | 34.00 | 65.70 | 89.00 |
| Q3: How often bullied others: hit/kicked/pushed | 0 | 18.20 | 51.40 | 90.80 |
| Q4: How often bullied others: told lies about them | 0 | 9.70 | 48.00 | 91.50 |
| Q5: How often bullied others: for their race/color | 0 | 5.40 | 39.10 | 88.90 |
| Q6: How often bullied others: for their religion | 0 | 2.20 | 27.30 | 89.70 |
| Q7: How often bullied others: made sexual jokes about them | 0 | 12.60 | 42.70 | 93.60 |
| Cyberbullying indicators | ||||
| Q8: How often bullied others: using a computer/e-mail | 0 | 1.00 | 20.30 | 93.60 |
| Q9: How often bullied others: using a cell phone | 0 | 0.10 | 26.80 | 94.10 |
| Q10: How often bullied others: using a computer/e-mail, outside of school | 0 | 1.30 | 22.20 | 96.30 |
| Q11: How often bullied others: using a cell phone, outside of school | 0 | 1.50 | 24.80 | 88.90 |
| Average number of times bullying | 0 | 1.50 | 4.70 | 9.80 |
| Proportion in each class | 67.80 | 22.80 | 5.30 | 4.10 |