UCLA Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1285 Franz Hall, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1563, USA,
J Youth Adolesc. 2013 Dec;42(12):1775-88. doi: 10.1007/s10964-012-9874-4. Epub 2012 Dec 14.
School bullying incidents, particularly experiences with victimization, are a significant social and health concern among adolescents. The current study extended past research by examining the daily peer victimization experiences of Mexican-American adolescents and examining how chronic (mean-level) and episodic (daily-level) victimization incidents at school are associated with psychosocial, physical and school adjustment. Across a two-week span, 428 ninth and tenth grade Mexican-American students (51 % female) completed brief checklists every night before going to bed. Hierarchical linear model analyses revealed that, at the individual level, Mexican-American adolescents' who reported more chronic peer victimization incidents across the two-weeks also reported heightened distress and academic problems. After accounting for adolescent's mean levels of peer victimization, daily victimization incidents were associated with more school adjustment problems (i.e., academic problems, perceived role fulfillment as a good student). Additionally, support was found for the mediation model in which distress accounts for the mean-level association between peer victimization and academic problems. The results from the current study revealed that everyday peer victimization experiences among Mexican-American high school students have negative implications for adolescents' adjustment, across multiple domains.
校园欺凌事件，尤其是受欺凌经历，是青少年面临的一个重大社会和健康问题。本研究通过考察墨西哥裔美国青少年的日常同伴欺凌经历，并探讨学校中慢性（平均水平）和偶发性（日常水平）欺凌事件如何与心理社会、身体和学业适应相关，扩展了以往的研究。在两周的时间里，428 名 9 年级和 10 年级的墨西哥裔美国学生（51%为女性）每天晚上睡觉前都会完成简短的清单。分层线性模型分析显示，在个体层面上，报告在两周内经历更多慢性同伴欺凌事件的墨西哥裔美国青少年报告的苦恼和学业问题也更多。在考虑到青少年被同伴欺凌的平均水平后，日常欺凌事件与更多的学校适应问题（即学业问题、作为好学生的角色认知）相关。此外，还支持了中介模型，即苦恼解释了同伴欺凌与学业问题之间的平均水平关联。本研究的结果表明，墨西哥裔美国高中生的日常同伴欺凌经历对青少年在多个领域的适应有负面影响。
