Gibson-Young Linda, Martinasek Mary P, Clutter Michiko, Forrest Jamie
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J Sch Health. 2014 Jul;84(7):429-34. doi: 10.1111/josh.12167.
Adolescents with asthma are at risk for psychological and behavioral problems. The aim of this study was to determine whether high school students with asthma are at increased risk for bullying in school and cyberspace, and to explore the role of depressive symptoms in moderating this association.
A secondary data analysis was completed with the 2011 Florida Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Participant included a random sample of adolescents in grades 9 through 12 who attended public high schools in Florida. Descriptive and inferential statistics were conducted using SPSS software.
We examined data from 6212 high school adolescents and found a significant relationship between current asthma and cyberbullying in adolescents. Of the sample diagnosed with asthma, 15.6% reported bullying and 17% cyberbullying (versus 10.2% and 11% of nonasthmatics). We further examined data using depressive symptoms as a mediating and moderating variable and found significance on all accounts.
Adolescents with asthma are at increased risk for being victims of bullying in school and cyberspace. Our findings suggest that adolescents with asthma who also report depressive symptoms are particularly at high risk for bullying than adolescents with asthma who did not report depressive symptoms. Efforts to increase education and decrease all types of bullying at the high school level for both students with and without asthma are warranted.
患有哮喘的青少年存在心理和行为问题的风险。本研究的目的是确定患有哮喘的高中生在学校和网络空间遭受欺凌的风险是否增加，并探讨抑郁症状在调节这种关联中的作用。
对2011年佛罗里达青少年风险行为调查进行二次数据分析。参与者包括佛罗里达州公立高中9至12年级青少年的随机样本。使用SPSS软件进行描述性和推断性统计。
我们检查了6212名高中青少年的数据，发现当前哮喘与青少年网络欺凌之间存在显著关系。在被诊断患有哮喘的样本中，15.6%的人报告遭受过欺凌，17%的人报告遭受过网络欺凌（相比之下，非哮喘患者分别为10.2%和11%）。我们进一步将抑郁症状作为中介和调节变量检查数据，发现所有方面均具有显著性。
患有哮喘的青少年在学校和网络空间成为欺凌受害者的风险增加。我们的研究结果表明，与未报告抑郁症状的哮喘青少年相比，报告有抑郁症状的哮喘青少年遭受欺凌的风险尤其高。有必要在高中阶段加大对有哮喘和无哮喘学生的教育力度，减少各类欺凌行为。
