Table 1 Characteristics of employees from 47 organisations in Malaysia (N鈥�=鈥�5235)
Characteristic | Never bullied n鈥�=鈥�3190 | Ever bullied n鈥�=鈥�2045 | X 2 a |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 听 | 听 | 0.001 |
鈥僊补濒别 | 1286 (40.3) | 690 (33.7) | 听 |
鈥僃别尘补濒别 | 1904 (59.7) | 1355 (66.3) | 听 |
Age (years) | 听 | 听 | 0.001 |
鈥�18鈥�24 | 435 (13.6) | 269 (13.2) | 听 |
鈥�25鈥�34 | 1389 (43.5) | 1000 (48.9) | 听 |
鈥�35鈥�44 | 901 (28.2) | 562 (27.5) | 听 |
鈥�45鈥�54 | 368 (11.5) | 178 (8.7) | 听 |
鈥�55鈥�64 | 94 (2.9) | 35 (1.7) | 听 |
鈥冣墺鈥�65 | 3 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 听 |
Ethnicity | 听 | 听 | 0.001 |
鈥僊补濒补测 | 1280 (40.1) | 555 (27.1) | 听 |
鈥僀丑颈苍别蝉别 | 1299 (40.7) | 1051 (51.4) | 听 |
鈥僆苍诲颈补苍 | 515 (16.1) | 375 (18.3) | 听 |
鈥僌迟丑别谤 | 96 (3.1) | 64 (3.1) | 听 |
Marital status | 听 | 听 | 0.001 |
鈥侨颈苍驳濒别 | 1389 (43.5) | 983 (48.1) | 听 |
鈥僊补谤谤颈别诲 | 1638 (51.3) | 934 (45.7) | 听 |
鈥僑eparated/ Divorced | 62 (1.9) | 39 (1.9) | 听 |
鈥僕颈诲辞飞别诲 | 23 (0.7) | 8 (0.4) | 听 |
鈥働refer not to say | 78 (2.4) | 81 (4.0) | 听 |
Educational attainment | 听 | 听 | 0.135 |
鈥僋辞 formal education, primary, lower & upper secondary | 270 (8.5) | 163 (8.0) | 听 |
鈥働ost secondary | 578 (18.1) | 328 (16.0) | 听 |
鈥僓ndergraduate degree | 1769 (55.5) | 1195 (58.4) | 听 |
鈥働ostgraduate degree | 593 (18.0) | 359 (17.6) | 听 |
Occupational group | 听 | 听 | 0.224 |
鈥僊补苍补驳别谤 | 995 (31.2) | 587 (28.7) | 听 |
鈥働谤辞蹿别蝉蝉颈辞苍补濒 | 896 (28.1) | 602 (29.4) | 听 |
鈥僒echnician or junior professional | 300 (9.4) | 191 (9.3) | 听 |
鈥僀lerical support worker | 372 (11.7) | 223 (10.9) | 听 |
鈥僑ervice worker | 32 (1.0) | 23 (1.1) | 听 |
鈥僑ales worker | 110 (3.4) | 80 (3.9) | 听 |
鈥僑killed agricultural/ forestry/ fishery worker | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 听 |
鈥働lant and machine operator or assembler | 4 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 听 |
鈥僂lementary occupations | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 听 |
鈥僌迟丑别谤 | 265 (8.3) | 163 (8.0) | 听 |
鈥僁on鈥檛 know | 43 (1.3) | 37 (1.8) | 听 |
鈥働refer not to answer | 171 (5.4) | 138 (6.7) | 听 |
Work irregular hours | 听 | 听 | 0.005 |
鈥僋辞 | 2558 (80.2) | 1574 (77.0) | 听 |
鈥僘别蝉 | 632 (19.8) | 471 (23.0) | 听 |
Psychological distress (K6) | 听 | 听 | 0.001 |
鈥僈6 score of 0 to 12 | 2930 (63.9) | 1657 (36.1) | 听 |
鈥僈6 score of 13 and above | 260 (40.1) | 388 (59.9) | 听 |
Individual income | 听 | 听 | 0.426 |
鈥冣墹鈥塕M 3999 | 1136 (35.6) | 720 (35.2) | 听 |
鈥僐M 4000 to RM 7999 | 923 (28.9) | 625 (30.6) | 听 |
鈥僐M 8000 and above | 1131 (35.5) | 700 (34.2) | 听 |
Financial concerns | 听 | 听 | 0.001 |
鈥僋辞 | 568 (17.8) | 488 (23.9) | 听 |
鈥僘别蝉, a little | 1261 (39.5) | 638 (31.2) | 听 |
鈥僘别蝉, a lot | 1361 (42.7) | 919 (44.9) | 听 |