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. 2021 Jan 13;11:543991. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.543991

TABLE 2.

Types of bullying and violence according to sociodemographic and aggression characteristics in the 2014–2018 period.

Variables School violence Bullying


FV P/VV SV FB P/VB CB
n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
Age
Mean (SD) 10.8 (3.8) 11.5 (3.8) 12.2 (3.4) 10.4 (3.5) 12.0 (3.2) 13.9(1.9)
Sex
Female 4,543(35.1) 7,199(50.1) 2,727(82.0) 885 (30.3) 2,335(48.4) 335 (73.2)
Male 8,391(64.9) 7,156(49.9) 598 (18.0) 2,034(69.7) 2,493(51.6) 123 (26.8)
Degree of instruction
Initial level 1,398(10.8) 1,224(8.5) 180 (5.4) 234 (8.0) 144 (3.0) 0 (0.0)
Primary level 5,158(39.9) 5,045(35.2) 998 (30.0) 1,443(49.4) 1,659(34.3) 46 (10.0)
Secondary level 6,378(49.3) 8,086(56.3) 2,147(64.6) 1,242(42.6) 3,025(62.7) 412 (90.0)
Type of school
Private 1,978(15.4) 2,659(18.5) 391 (11.8) 696 (23.4) 1,115(23.1) 178 (38.8)
Public 10596 (84.6) 11,696(81.5) 2,934(88.2) 2,223(76.2) 3,713(76.9) 280 (61.2)
Type of aggression
Between students 8,588(66.4) 7,293(50.8) 1,069(32.2) 2,919(100.0) 4,828(100.0) 458 (100.0)
By school staff*** 4,346(33.6) 7,062(49.2) 2,256(67.8)

The total sample for each type of school violence (between students or by school staff against students) and bullying (between students) was obtained from the total cases of students who experience violence within the 2014–2018 period. Abbreviations: PB, physical bullying; P/VB, psychological/verbal bullying; CB, cyberbullying; PV, physical violence; P/VV, psychological/verbal violence; SV, sexual violence. ***School staff (director, teacher, assistant, or support staff).