Research Article
The Magnitude and Impact of Bullying among School Pupils in Muscat, Oman: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Characteristics of bullying incidents among school pupils in a 12-month period stratified by gender, Oman, 2007.
| | Characteristics | Total
(%) | Male
(%) | Female
(%) | value |
| | Frequency of bullying incidents | 929 | 416 | 513 | 0.07 | | 1–3 | 671 (72.2) | 283 (68) | 388 (75.6) | | | 4–10 | 121 (13) | 61 (14.7) | 60 (11.7) | | | >10 | 137 (14.7) | 72 (17.3) | 65 (12.7) | | | Type of bullying | 1951 | 915 | 1036 | 0.04 | | Verbal | 582 (29.8) | 283 (30.9) | 299 (28.9) | | | Misused | 275 (14.1) | 121 (13.2) | 154 (14.9) | | | Physical | 534 (27.4) | 275 (30.1) | 259 (25) | | | Social | 560 (28.7) | 236 (25.8) | 324 (31.3) | | | Place of bullying | 1549 | 767 | 782 | 0.01 | | School | 747 (48.2) | 328 (42.8) | 419 (53.6) | | | Neighbourhood | 206 (13.3) | 158 (20.6) | 48 (6.1) | | | Home | 265 (17.1) | 92 (12) | 173 (22.1) | | | Shopping area | 90 (5.8) | 48 (6.3) | 42 (5.4) | | | Bus | 241 (15.6) | 141 (18.4) | 100 (12.8) | |
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