Brendgen Mara, Wanner Brigitte, Vitaro Frank
Department of Psychology, University of Quebec, Montreal, Québec.
Am J Public Health. 2007 Nov;97(11):2070-5. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.101287. Epub 2007 Sep 27.
We examined the links between peer rejection and verbal abuse by a teacher during childhood with the early onset of sexual intercourse and the mediating role of delinquent behavior and low self-esteem in this context.
We assessed 312 students (159 girls) in northwestern Quebec annually from kindergarten through seventh grade. Peer identifications were used to assess peer rejection and verbal abuse by teachers from kindergarten through fourth grade. In seventh grade, self-reports were used to assess delinquent behavior, self-esteem, and having sexual intercourse. Multiple sources were used to assess control variables.
Multiple imputation-based linear and logistic regressions showed that peer rejection was indirectly associated with a higher risk of early intercourse by its link with lower self-esteem, but only for girls. Verbal abuse by teachers during childhood was directly associated with a higher risk of early sexual intercourse and indirectly by its link with delinquent behavior.
The results underline the importance of both peers and teachers in healthy sexual development among youths, especially for girls, and emphasize the need for targeted health and sexual education programs.
我们研究了童年时期同伴排斥和教师言语虐待与过早开始性行为之间的联系，以及在这种情况下犯罪行为和低自尊的中介作用。
我们对魁北克西北部的312名学生（159名女孩）从幼儿园到七年级每年进行评估。通过同伴识别来评估从幼儿园到四年级教师的同伴排斥和言语虐待情况。在七年级时，通过自我报告来评估犯罪行为、自尊和是否有过性行为。使用多种来源评估控制变量。
基于多重插补的线性和逻辑回归表明，同伴排斥通过与较低自尊的联系，间接与过早发生性行为的较高风险相关，但仅适用于女孩。童年时期教师的言语虐待直接与过早发生性行为的较高风险相关，并且通过与犯罪行为的联系间接相关。
研究结果强调了同伴和教师在青少年健康性发展中的重要性，尤其是对女孩而言，并强调了有针对性的健康和性教育项目的必要性。
