Longitudinal study of peer bullying victimization and its psychological effects on adolescents

Table 1 The dominant role and key elements

Sub-networks	Total weight	|Z|	VDA	Key elements
DEP -> PBV1	0.60 (0.44-0.82)2	31.13c	0.90	DEP 02 (sad mood)
PBV -> DEP	0.07 (0.18-0.40)			PBV 04 (cyberbullying victimization)
ANX -> PBV	0.06 (0.04-0.28)	0.25	0.50	ANX 02 (uncontrollable worrying)
PBV -> ANX	0.02 (0.01-0.25)			PBV 04 (cyberbullying victimization)
DEP -> AGG	1.53 (1.20-1.78)	38.24c	0.99	DEP 03 (sleep)
AGG -> DEP	0.23 (0.18-0.24)			AGG 03 (self-aggression)
ANX -> AGG	0.67 (0.54-0.98)	36.83c	0.98	ANX 07 (feeling afraid)
AGG -> ANX	0.14 (0.11-0.17)			AGG 03 (self-aggression)
AGG -> PBV	0.06 (0.04-0.08)	25.18c	0.18	AGG 02 (verbal aggression)
PBV -> AGG	0.30 (0.13-0.46)			PBV 03 (physical bullying victimization)

^cP < 0.001.

¹The effect of depression (time 1) on peer bullying victimization (time 2).

²0.60 is the total weight of the edges in the cross-lagged panel network emanating from the depression and pointing to the peer bullying victimization, 0.44 is the 25^th percentile of 1000 bootstraps and 0.82 is the 75^th percentile.

DEP: Depression; PBV: Peer bullying victimization; ANX: Anxiety; AGG: Aggression; VDA: Vargha and Delaney’s A.