Impacts of online risky behaviors and cybersecurity management on cyberbullying and traditional bullying victimization among Korean youth: Application of cyber-routine activities theory with latent class analysis

Although many studies addressed bullying occurrence and its associations, they often use individual variables constructed from few items that probably are inadequate to evaluate bullying severity and type. We aimed to identify involvement patterns in bullying victimization and perpetration, and its association with alcohol use, school performance, and sociodemographic variables. Baseline assessment of a randomized controlled trial were used and a latent class analysis was conducted to identify bullying patterns among 1,742 fifth-grade and 2,316 seventh-grade students from 30 public schools in São Paulo, Brazil. Data were collected using an anonymous self-reported, audio-guided questionnaire completed by the participants on smartphones. Multinomial logistic regressions were performed to verify how covariant variables affected bullying latent classes. Both grades presented the same four latent classes: low bullying, moderate bullying victimization, high bullying victimization, and high bullying victimization and perpetration. Alcohol use was associated with all bullying classes in both grades, with odds ratio up to 5.36 (95% CI 3.05; 10.38) among fifth graders from the high bullying victimization and perpetration class. Poor school performance was also strongly associated with this class (aOR = 10.12, 95%CI = 4.19; 24.41). Black/brown 5th graders were 3.35 times more likely to fit into the high bullying victimization class (95% CI 1.34; 8.37). Lack of evidence for association of sociodemographic variables and bullying latent class among seventh-grade students was found. Bullying and alcohol use are highly harmful behaviors that must be prevented. However, prevention programs should consider how racial and gender issues are influencing the way students experience violence.

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Subgrouping of risky behaviors among Iranian college students: a latent class analysis

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment ◽

10.2147/ndt.s107349 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol Volume 12 ◽

pp. 1809-1816 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Saeid Safiri ◽

Afarin Rahimi-Movaghar ◽

Masud Yunesian ◽

Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani ◽

Mansour Shamsipour ◽

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Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Latent Class Analysis ◽

Latent Class ◽

Risky Behaviors ◽

Class Analysis

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Victims’ Routine Activities and Sex Offenders’ Target Selection Scripts: A Latent Class Analysis

Sexual Abuse ◽

10.1177/1079063210375975 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 315-342 ◽

Cited By ~ 72

Author(s):

Nadine Deslauriers-Varin ◽

Eric Beauregard

Keyword(s):

Sex Offenders ◽

Latent Class Analysis ◽

Latent Class ◽

Target Selection ◽

Routine Activities ◽

Class Analysis

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Bullying Victimization Profiles of School-Aged Adolescents and Associations With Weight Statuses: A Latent Class Analysis

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260520905087 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 088626052090508

Author(s):

Jungup Lee ◽

Jun Sung Hong ◽

Kevin Tan ◽

Maria Pineros-Leano ◽

Seung Ae Baek

Keyword(s):

Latent Class Analysis ◽

Grade Level ◽

Latent Class ◽

Eighth Graders ◽

Bullying Victimization ◽

Class Analysis ◽

Overweight Status ◽

Tenth Graders ◽

Obesity And Overweight ◽

Class 1

Bullying and childhood obesity are public health concerns in the United States. While obesity has been found to be associated with bullying victimization, it is less clear how it is differentially associated with biological sex and grade level across varying patterns of bullying victimization. Based on the subset of U.S. students in the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children study, patterns of co-occurring bullying victimization and sex and grade level differences in the association between the patterns of bullying victimization and weight status were examined among 9,124 students in Grades 5 to 10. The latent class analysis revealed three patterns of bullying victimization: verbal-relational victimization (Class 1), all-type victimization (Class 2), and noninvolved pattern (Class 3). The results found that females had a higher likelihood of being in Class 1 than males. Moreover, fifth to sixth and seventh to eighth-graders were more likely than ninth to tenth graders to be in both Class 1 and Class 2. Obese males and overweight females were more likely to be in Class 1 and Class 2 than in Class 3. In addition, obesity and overweight status were positively associated with bullying victimization among fifth to sixth and seven to eighth-graders. However, no significant association was found between obesity and overweight status and bullying victimization among ninth to tenth graders. Findings from the study suggest that school-based strategies, especially sex- and age-specific programs, need to take into consideration the bullying involvement of students who are overweight or obese.

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A latent class analysis of bullying among students: associations with social factors and alcohol use

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckaa166.935 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽

Author(s):

V Ferreira Júnior ◽

J Yurgel Valente ◽

Z van der Meer Sanchez

Keyword(s):

Public Schools ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Latent Class Analysis ◽

Latent Class ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Prevention Programs ◽

Bullying Victimization ◽

Latent Classes ◽

Class Analysis ◽

5Th Grade

Abstract Bullying is a behavior highly prevalent in schools worldwide and is associated with several mental disorders later in life. Considering its prevalence and impact in mental health, it is being recognized as a public health problem. We aimed to identify patterns of bullying victimization and perpetration in children and adolescence, and investigated its association with school performance, alcohol use and sociodemographic factors. A latent class analysis was conducted using baseline data collected from a randomized controlled trial conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the drug prevention program PROERD (the Brazilian adaptation of the the US program 'Keepin it REAL”) carried out among 1.742 students in 5th grade and 2.316 in 7th grade, from 30 public schools of São Paulo city, Brazil. Two models of four latent classes each were identified among the students, in 5th and 7th grade: Low bullying, Moderate bullying victimization, High bullying victimization and High bullying victimization and perpetration. In both grades, we found that alcohol use were associated to all bullying latent classes (e.g High bullying victimization and perpetration (aOR=5,63; 95%CI = [3,05; 10,38] and aOR=3,29; 95%CI = [1,28; 8,43], 5th and 7th grade respectively). In 5th grade, girls were more likely to belong to the “High bullying victimization” class and to “Moderate bullying victimization” (aOR=1,75; 95%CI = [1,02; 3,01] and aOR=1,47; 95%CI = [1,16; 1,87], respectively); students who reported to belonging to black or brown races were more likely to belong to 'High bullying victimization' class (aOR=3,35; 95%CI = [1,34; 8,37]); low and medium school grades were associated to High bullying victimization and perpetration (aOR=10,12; 95%CI = [4,19; 24,41]) and Moderate bullying victimization (aOR=1,63; 95%CI = [1,17; 2,27]). The results show the need to implement school prevention programs that simultaneously address alcohol use and bullying components, besides taking into account race and gender norms. Key messages Bullying profiles help us to understand how this type of violence happens among students. And the associated factors indicate which groups are at greatest risk and need more attention. The use of alcohol associated with all latent classes, besides showing the impacts of bullying, it also indicates the importance of bullying prevention programs to address substance use prevention.

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