In the Dunn et al. article, the authors found that after stratifying by gender, girls who were sexually experienced demonstrated higher odds of being bullied (aOR, 1.83; 95% CI, 1.58–2.13) and boys who were sexually experienced demonstrated lower odds of being bullied (aOR, 0.94; 95% CI, 0.77–1.16). Remember that the overall (crude) adjusted OR was 1.34. In this scenario, gender is best described as a mediator.
Dunn HK, Gjelsvik A, Pearlman DN, Clark MA. (2014). Association between sexual behaviors, bullying victimization and suicidal ideation in a national sample of high school students: implications of a sexual double standard. Women’s Health Issues; 24(5): 567-574.
A. True
B. False
True, gender is best described as a mediator here, because if the person is female, then the odds ratio of being bullied is increasing, much more than the overall OR ratio, whereas if the person is male, then the odds ratio of being bullied is decreasing and is less than the overall odds ratio.
In the Dunn et al. article, the authors found that after stratifying by gender, girls who...