Flinders University of South Australia, and Southern Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia.
Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2009 Dec;43(12):1163-70. doi: 10.3109/00048670903270399.
The purpose of the present study was to determine the proportion of adult South Australians who report having experienced school bullying and to examine the relationship between past victimization and adult health-related quality of life.
A representative sample (n=2833) of metropolitan and country South Australian adults were asked in a face-to-face interview whether they had experienced bullying when they were at school. Health-related quality of life was measured using the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36-item health survey questions (SF-36). Regression analyses (linear and logistic) were performed, taking into account survey weights.
Nearly one-fifth of adults reported having experienced bullying when they were at school. Older persons and those born overseas were less likely to report having been bullied. Those reporting that they had been bullied experienced significantly poorer mental and physical health compared to those who had not been bullied.
Adults commonly reported experiencing bullying while at school and these reports were associated with lower health-related quality of life in adulthood. School bullying needs further investigation as a preventable cause of mental health problems across the lifespan.
本研究旨在确定报告曾经历过学校欺凌的南澳大利亚成年人口的比例，并探讨过去受欺凌与成年人生存质量的关系。
在面对面访谈中，调查了南澳大利亚州都会区和农村地区的具有代表性的成年人群样本（n=2833），询问他们在上学时是否曾遭受过欺凌。采用医疗结局研究 36 项简明健康调查问卷（SF-36）来衡量与健康相关的生存质量。考虑到调查权重，进行了线性和逻辑回归分析。
近五分之一的成年人报告曾在学校遭受过欺凌。年龄较大者和出生在海外者较少报告曾遭受欺凌。与未被欺凌的人相比，报告曾被欺凌的人在心理和生理健康方面明显较差。
成年人通常会报告曾在学校遭受欺凌，这些报告与成年后较低的与健康相关的生存质量有关。学校欺凌需要进一步研究，因为它是整个生命周期心理健康问题的一个可预防的原因。
