Table6
- Anxiety about relationships with friends x "very often""often" -
(%)

7th graders 8th graders 9th graders Boys Girls
Pretend not to notice even when friends are bullied 17.5 32.2 31.0 31.0 24.8
Can not follow friends' conversation 16.8 19.1 21.2 21.3 17.2
Feel uncomfortable if I am different from my friends 22.8 24.3 22.1 20.5 25.8
Try to do the same thing as your classmates 35.0 30.7 29.4 30.2 32.5
If my opinion is different from my friend, I often follow my friend's opinion 35.8 39.0 36.3 35.6 38.7
Think friends are making fun of me 24.9 19.9 24.3 24.8 20.9
During class, pretend not to know the answer when everyone else does not know 28.8 34.0 36.7 33.1 34.1
Try not to stand out in class 32.3 30.1 32.2 34.7 28.2
Concerned my best friend might be talking about me behind my back 37.7 37.7 36.0 29.7 44.3
Think friends talk about me behind my back 40.9 37.6 41.8 34.0 46.1
D'ont think I can talk about my problems even with good friends 34.4 34.3 36.6 41.1 29.2
Worried that a friendship might break up 41.2 40.9 37.8 31.2 48.4