Table4
- Unpleasant experiences at school x "often"and"sometimes" -
(%)

7th graders 8th graders 9th graders Boys Girls
Someone bullies me 6.6 6.4 5.8 7.8 4.6
Friends ignore me for no reason 14.1 10.4 7.9 9.0 11.9
Friends exclude me from their group for no reason 13.5 12.4 9.2 10.8 12.4
I quarreled with a friend 25.7 19.7 18.6 18.7 23.1
A friend act violently toward me 20.3 9.2 11.5 18.7 7.2
During recess, no one asks me to join in 23.2 18.4 17.0 20.5 17.9
A classmate says something bad about 26.6 24.4 27.0 17.4 34.6
I'm teased about my facial features or physique 26.6 20.7 23.0 23.8 22.3
Somehow it is difficult to be included as a pal/friend 33.6 32.3 33.1 27.0 38.9
Having something that bothers me pointed out by others 53.1 48.2 45.8 47.0 50.1
Average 24.3 20.2 19.9 20.1 22.3