Abstract
BackgroundWe ask whether verbal abuse, threats of violence and physical assault among Canadian youth have the same determinants and whether these determinants are the same for boys and girls. If these are different, the catch-all term “bullying” may mis-specify analysis of what are really different types of behavior.MethodsWe analyze five cohorts of Canadian youth aged 12-15 from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY). There are 11475 observations in total. Pearson’s correlation coefficients and six different multivariate strategies are used.ResultsThere are many faces to bullying, in terms of its form and relative frequencies for boys versus girls. Although some characteristics of an adolescent are strong predictors of being subject to more than one type of bullying, some other characteristics are only correlated with specific types of bullying.ConclusionsThe many faces of bullying, and their correlation with different factors, imply different policy interventions may be needed to address each issue effectively.
Highlights
We ask whether verbal abuse, threats of violence and physical assault among Canadian youth have the same determinants and whether these determinants are the same for boys and girls
This paper examines the individual characteristics associated with being the victim of bullying among 5488 boys and 5987 girls aged 12-15 sampled in Canada’s National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY)
The relative frequency of types of bullying is not the same by gender – girls are more likely to be subject to verbal abuse, while boys are more likely to be subject to threat of violence and physical assault
Summary
We ask whether verbal abuse, threats of violence and physical assault among Canadian youth have the same determinants and whether these determinants are the same for boys and girls. If these are different, the catch-all term “bullying” may mis-specify analysis of what are really different types of behavior. Methods: We analyze five cohorts of Canadian youth aged 12-15 from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY). Pearson’s correlation coefficients and six different multivariate strategies are used
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