[Retracted] Prevalence and Associated Factors of Peer Victimization (Bullying) among Grades 7 and 8 Middle School Students in Kuwait
Table 1
Association of bullying behavior with sociodemographic characteristics of 7 and 8 grade middle school students in Kuwait.
Bullying behavior
Uninvolved
Bullies
Victims
Bully victims
(%)
(%)
(%)
(%)
Gender
Male
232 (63.6)
23 (6.3)
76 (20.7)
36 (9.8)
<0.001
Female
458 (73.6)
12 (1.9)
111 (17.8)
41 (6.6)
Grade
7th
310 (65.4)
17 (3.6)
102 (21.5)
45 (9.5)
0.027
8th
380 (73.8)
18 (3.5)
85 (16.5)
32 (6.2)
Nationality of the child
Kuwaiti
669 (70.6)
33 (3.5)
172 (18.1)
74 (7.8)
Non-Kuwaiti
21 (51.2)
2 (4.9)
15 (36.6)
3 (7.3)
Nationality of parents
Both Kuwaiti
657 (71.3)
29 (3.1)
165 (17.9)
71 (7.7)
<0.00
Only one Kuwaiti
30 (47.6)
5 (7.9)
22 (34.9)
6 (9.5)
Parental Marital Status
Married
620 (71.3)
27 (3.1)
155 (17.8)
69 (7.9)
0.014
Divorced/widowed
76 (59.3)
8 (7.1)
30 (26.5)
8 (7.1)
Governorate of residence
Capital
175 (75.1)
11 (4.7)
31 (13.3)
16 (6.9)
<0.001
Hawalli
236 (64.8)
15 (4.1)
83 (22.8)
30 (8.2)
Al-Ahmadi
227 (75.7)
7 (2.3)
50 (16.7)
16 (5.3)
Others
47 (55.3)
2 (2.4)
22 (25.9)
14 (16.5)
(i) % represents row percent. (ii) values were generated using Pearson’s Chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test. Frequencies may not add to the total due to missing values.
