Table 2.
Descriptive statistics and logistic regression model on online harassment victimization among university research and teaching staff in Finland (N = 2,492)
| Victim | Logistic model | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (no) | % (no) | n (yes) | % yes) | p | OR | 95% | CI | AME | p | |
| Background | ||||||||||
| Gender | 0.190 | |||||||||
| Male | 827 | 71.66 | 327 | 28.34 | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | |
| Female | 908 | 68.53 | 417 | 31.47 | 1.03 | 0.83 | 1.27 | 0.005 | 0.798 | |
| Other | 8 | 61.54 | 5 | 38.46 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Age | < 0.001 | |||||||||
| > 50 | 449 | 63.33 | 260 | 36.67 | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | |
| 31–50 | 1,025 | 70.98 | 419 | 29.02 | 0.91 | 0.61 | 1.37 | -0.017 | 0.653 | |
| ≤ 30 | 269 | 79.35 | 70 | 20.65 | 0.83 | 0.65 | 1.05 | -0.033 | 0.125 | |
| Minority identity | < 0.001 | |||||||||
| No | 1,517 | 71.42 | 607 | 28.58 | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | |
| Yes | 226 | 61.41 | 142 | 38.59 | 1.55 | 1.20 | 2.00 | 0.078 | 0.001 | |
| Scientific field | < 0.001 | |||||||||
| Natural sciences | 578 | 77.69 | 166 | 22.31 | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | |
| Engineering and tech | 217 | 73.31 | 79 | 26.69 | 1.44 | 1.02 | 2.01 | 0.063 | 0.035 | |
| Medical & health sci | 265 | 71.24 | 107 | 28.76 | 1.23 | 0.90 | 1.68 | 0.035 | 0.187 | |
| Humanities | 251 | 63.87 | 142 | 36.13 | 1.50 | 1.10 | 2.03 | 0.070 | 0.009 | |
| Social sciences | 432 | 62.88 | 255 | 37.12 | 1.63 | 1.26 | 2.12 | 0.087 | < 0.001 | |
| PhD degree | < 0.001 | |||||||||
| No | 672 | 78.05 | 189 | 21.95 | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | |
| Yes | 1,071 | 65.67 | 560 | 34.33 | 1.57 | 1.22 | 2.02 | 0.079 | < 0.001 | |
| Long-term contract | 0.003 | |||||||||
| No | 1,045 | 72.27 | 401 | 27.73 | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | |
| Yes | 698 | 66.73 | 348 | 33.27 | 0.88 | 0.71 | 1.10 | –0.022 | 0.274 | |
| Managerial position | < 0.001 | |||||||||
| No | 1,388 | 72.98 | 514 | 27.02 | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | |
| Yes | 355 | 60.17 | 235 | 39.83 | 1.41 | 1.10 | 1.79 | 0.060 | 0.006 | |
| Target availability | ||||||||||
| Media appearances monthly | < 0.001 | |||||||||
| No | 1,697 | 72.03 | 659 | 27.97 | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | |
| Yes | 46 | 33.82 | 90 | 66.18 | 2.87 | 1.91 | 4.31 | 0.187 | < 0.001 | |
| Weekly some postings | < 0.001 | |||||||||
| No | 1,208 | 77.29 | 355 | 22.71 | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | |
| Yes | 535 | 57.59 | 394 | 42.41 | 2.12 | 1.74 | 2.57 | 0.133 | < 0.001 | |
| Victim by other means | < 0.001 | |||||||||
| No | 1,514 | 74.99 | 505 | 25.01 | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | |
| Yes | 229 | 48.41 | 244 | 51.59 | 2.64 | 2.10 | 3.32 | 0.172 | < 0.001 | |
| Has offended others | < 0.001 | |||||||||
| No | 1,735 | 70.39 | 730 | 29.61 | ref | ref | ref | ref | ref | |
| Yes | 8 | 29.63 | 19 | 70.37 | 5.71 | 2.22 | 14.74 | 0.309 | < 0.001 | |
| Personality | M (no) | SD (no) | M (yes) | SD (yes) | p | |||||
| Openness | 15.26 | 3.32 | 16.17 | 3.08 | < 0.001 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.09 | 0.009 | 0.001 |
| Conscientiousness | 14.48 | 3.13 | 14.82 | 3.22 | 0.014 | 1.02 | 0.98 | 1.05 | 0.003 | 0.331 |
| Extroversion | 12.80 | 4.35 | 13.86 | 4.09 | < 0.001 | 1.01 | 0.99 | 1.04 | 0.002 | 0.406 |
| Agreeableness | 15.27 | 2.96 | 14.96 | 3.06 | 0.015 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 1.00 | − 0.006 | 0.032 |
| Neuroticism | 12.47 | 4.05 | 12.16 | 4.05 | 0.077 | 1.00 | 0.97 | 1.02 | 0.000 | 0.880 |
| Impulsivity | 0.85 | 1.24 | 1.18 | 1.46 | < 0.001 | 1.14 | 1.06 | 1.23 | 0.023 | < 0.001 |