by Hui Wang, Xiaolan Zhou, Ciyong Lu, Jie Wu, Xueqing Deng,
Lingyao Hong, Xue Gao, Yuan He School bullying is an emerging
problem in China. The present study aimed to measure the
prevalence of bullying behaviors among Chinese adolescents and
to examine the association of bullying and being bullied with
family factors, school factors and indicators of psychosocial
adjustment. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted. A
total of 8,342 middle school students were surveyed in four
cities in the Guangdong Province. Self-reports on bullying
involvement and information regarding family factors, school
factors and psychosocial adjustment were collected. Descriptive
statistics and multi-level logistic regression analysis were
used to evaluate the prevalence of school bullying and explore
potentially influential factors. Results Of the total sample,
20.83% (1,738) reported being involved in bullying behaviors. Of
the respondents, 18.99% were victims of bullying, 8.60% were
bullies and 6.74% both bullied themselves