Forms of Bullying and Associations Between School Perceptions and Being Bullied Among Finnish Secondary School Students Aged 13 and 15

Table 2 Different forms of bullying: percentages of 13-year-old students who have experienced different forms of bullying, by gender

	13 years
	Boys				Girls				Sig.
	Never, %	Once or twice a month, %	2–3 times a month, %	Weekly, %	Never, %	Once or twice a month, %	2–3 times a month, %	Weekly, %	Sig.
Incidences of bullying (overall)	65	22	6	7	70	18	6	6	0.044
I was called mean names, was made fun of, or teased in a hurtful way	62	24	6	8	65	21	6	8	0.457
Other students left me out of things on purpose, excluded me from their group of friends, or completely ignored me	83	10	4	3	78	13	4	5	0.011
I was hit, kicked, pushed, shoved around, or locked indoors	83	10	3	3	93	4	1	2	< 0.001
Other students told lies or spread false rumours about me and tried to make others dislike me	76	15	4	5	72	20	4	4	0.026
Other students made sexual jokes, or gestures to me	86	8	2	4	86	8	2	3	0.971
I’ve been bullied on the Internet, by e-mail, or with pictures	93	4	2	2	91	6	1	1	0.039
I’ve been bullied via mobile phone	94	3	2	1	94	4	1	1	0.269