Table 7 Relation between digital harassment and sociodemographic characteristics of the harassed study participants (n = 283)
| Â | Harassed | Not harassed | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (in years) (mean ± SD) | 29.9 ± 8.5 | 29.8 ± 8.6 | 0.859€ |
Working status | |||
 Working | 84(53.5%) | 73(46.5%) | 0.167¶ |
 Not working | 57(45.2%) | 69(54.8%) | |
Type of working institute | |||
 Governmental | 42(47.2%) | 47(52.8%) | 0.088¶ |
 Private | 34(58.6%) | 24(41.4%) | |
 Self employed | 8(80.0%) | 2(20.0%) | |
Duration of work (in years) (mean ± SD) | 11.4 ± 7.0 | 11.2 ± 6.4 | 0.947€ |
Living conditions | |||
 Family mother and father | 69(48.6%) | 73(51.4%) | 0.025* |
 Room matehs | 12(80.0%) | 3(20.0%) | |
 Husband and kids | 50(44.6%) | 62(55.4%) | |
 Alone | 10(71.4%) | 4(28.6%) | |
Education | |||
 Primary | 2(100.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 0.577¶ |
 Secondary | 2(66.7%) | 1(33.3%) | |
 University | 91(50.0%) | 91(50.0%) | |
 Postgraduate | 46(47.9%) | 50(52.1%) | |
Social status | |||
 Single | 71(51.4%) | 67(48.6%) | 0.022*¶ |
 In relationship/dating | 14(56.0%) | 11(44.0%) | |
 Married | 47(43.5%) | 61(56.5%) | |
 Divorced | 9(90.0%) | 1(10.0%) | |
 Widow | 0(0.0%) | 2(100.0%) | |
Hours spent on the Internet | |||
 Before COVID-19 lockdown (mean ± SD) | 4.8 ± 3.1 | 4.6 ± 2.9 | 0.844€ |
 During COVID-19 lockdown (mean ± SD) | 8.1 ± 4.2 | 7.1 ± 3.7 | 0.077€ |
The amount of personal information (photos, details of personal life) that exists online | |||
 None | 14(38.9%) | 22(61.1%) | 0.538¶ |
 A little | 59(50.0%) | 59(50.0%) | |
 Some | 53(53.0%) | 47(47.0%) | |
 A lot | 15(51.7%) | 14(48.3%) | |