Table 3. The total PPC-17 score by age and gender
CategoryTotalAll children (aged 8–12 years)All teenagers (aged 13–17 years)All boysGirls (aged 8–12 years)Boys (aged 8–12 years)Girls (aged 13–17 years)Boys (aged 13–17 years)All girls
Total, n248131117117676464 53131
Physical violence /21, avg (SD)3.5 (3.8)3.7 (4.0)3.2 (3.6)4.3 (4.2)2.8 (2.9)4.7 (4.7)2.7 (3.8) 3.9 (3.4)2.8 (3.4)
Psychological violence /30, avg (SD)7.1 (5.8)6.5 (5.1)7.8 (6.4)6.7 (5.4)6.4 (5.0)6.5 (5.2)8.4 (7.1) 7.0 (5.6)7.4 (6.1)
Isolation from other children2.5 (2.5)2.7 (2.6)2.2 (2.4)2.4 (2.5)2.7 (2.5)2.7 (2.8)2.4 (2.6) 2.1 (2.2)2.5 (2.5)
Insults and mockery4.6 (3.9)3.8 (3.2)5.5 (4.4)4.3 (3.6)3.7 (3.2)3.8 (3.2)6.0 (4.8) 5.0 (3.9)4.8 (4.2)
Total score, avg (SD)10.6 (8.6)10.2 (8.1)10.9 (9.1)11.1 (8.8)9.2 (6.8)11.4 (9.2)11.0 (9.8) 10.8 (8.2)10.1 (8.4)
  • avg = average. PPC-17 = persécution par les camarades; persecution by colleagues. SD = standard deviation.