Table 2

Students’ experience of electronic aggression in the last 3 months by gender

Students’ experience of electronic aggression in the last 3 monthsMaleFemaleχ2p Value†
Prevalence of electronic aggressionn=318n=335 
Perpetrator
 Yes82 (25.8)74 (22.1) 
 No236 (74.2)261 (77.9)0.272
Victim
 Yes117 (36.8)143 (42.7) 
 No201 (63.2)192 (57.3)0.129
Both victim and perpetrator
 Victim and perpetrator72 (22.6)65 (19.4) 
 Victim only45 (14.2)78 (23.3) 
 Perpetrator only10 (3.1)9 (2.7) 
 Neither victim nor perpetrator191(60.1)183 (54.6)8.9990.028*
Experiences of the last incident of cyberbully perpetration by gender
Media channeln=77n=62 
 Phone call31 (40.3)36 (58.1) 
 Chatroom26 (33.8)14 (22.6) 
 Text message15 (19.5)10 (16.1) 
 Website2 (2.6)1 (1.6) 
 Picture/online video clip2 (2.6)1 (1.6) 
 Email1 (1.3)05.0800.389
Time when bully harassed his/her victimn=75n=62 
 During school hours3 (4.0)6 (9.7) 
 After school hours72 (96.0)56 (90.3)1.7820.299
Gender of person respondent harassedn=73n=61 
 Male48 (65.8)29 (47.5) 
 Female25 (34.2)32 (52.5)4.5090.037*
Class of person respondent harassedn=67n=57 
 Same class27 (40.3)19 (33.3) 
 Same class but different arm10 (14.9)6 (10.5) 
 Senior class3 (4.5)6 (10.5) 
 Lower class2 (3.0)2 (3.5) 
 Different class2 (3.0)5 (8.8) 
 Different school23 (34.3)19 (33.3)4.2790.520
Media channeln=112n=138 
 Phone call57 (50.9)76 (55.1) 
 Chatroom34 (30.4)29 (21.0) 
 Text message19 (17.0)30 (21.7) 
 Website01 (0.7) 
 Email1 (0.9)1 (0.7) 
 Picture/online video clip1 (0.9)1 (0.7)3.919 0.513
Place where victim experienced harassment n=110n=137 
 In school14 (12.7)12 (8.8) 
 Out of school96 (87.3)125 (91.2)1.020 0.405
Time when victim experienced harassmentn=110n=137 
 During school hours9 (8.2)5 (3.6) 
 After school hours101 (91.8)132 (96.4)2.344 0.167
Is harasser well known to victim?n=112n=137 
 Yes83 (74.1)101 (73.7) 
 No29 (25.9)36 (26.3)0.0051.00
Gender of the person who harassed victim n=105n=125 
 Male65 (61.9)83 (66.4) 
 Female31 (29.5)36 (28.8) 
 Both male and female9 (8.6)6 (4.8)1.4340.487
Perpetrator's classn=102n=130 
 Same class30 (29.4)32 (24.6) 
 Same class but different arm6 (5.9)7 (5.4) 
 Higher class4 (3.9)11 (8.5) 
 Lower class5 (4.9)1 (0.8) 
 Different class4 (3.9)8 (6.2) 
 Different school41 (40.2)51 (39.2) 
 Don't know perpetrator12 (11.8)20 (15.4)7.2210.326
Confronted by perpetratorn=101n=131 
 Yes14 (13.9)13 (9.9) 
 No87 (86.1)118 (90.1)0.8600.411
  • *Statistically significant.

  • †Fisher's exact p value.