Sampasa-Kanyinga Hugues, Hamilton Hayley A
1 Department of Epidemiology, Ottawa Public Health , Ottawa, Canada .
2 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health , Toronto, Canada .
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2015 Dec;18(12):704-10. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2015.0145. Epub 2015 Nov 5.
Social networking sites (SNSs) have gained considerable popularity among youth in recent years; however, there is a noticeable paucity of research examining the association between the use of these web-based platforms and cyberbullying victimization at the population level. This study examines the association between the use of SNSs and cyberbullying victimization using a large-scale survey of Canadian middle and high school students. Data on 5,329 students aged 11-20 years were derived from the 2013 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey. Logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between the use of SNSs and cyberbullying victimization while adjusting for covariates. Overall, 19 percent of adolescents were cyberbullied in the past 12 months. Adolescents who were female, younger, of lower socioeconomic status, and who used alcohol or tobacco were at greater odds of being cyberbullied. The use of SNSs was associated with an increased risk of cyberbullying victimization in a dose-response manner (p-trend <0.001). Gender was not a significant moderator of the association between use of SNSs and being cyberbullied. Results from this study underscore the need for raising awareness and educating adolescents on effective strategies to prevent cyberbullying victimization.
近年来，社交网站（SNSs）在青少年中颇受欢迎；然而，在总体层面上，研究这些网络平台的使用与网络欺凌受害之间关联的研究明显匮乏。本研究通过对加拿大初中和高中学生进行大规模调查，来考察社交网站的使用与网络欺凌受害之间的关联。5329名年龄在11至20岁之间的学生的数据来自2013年安大略省学生药物使用与健康调查。在调整协变量的同时，使用逻辑回归来考察社交网站的使用与网络欺凌受害之间的关系。总体而言，19%的青少年在过去12个月中遭受过网络欺凌。女性、年龄较小、社会经济地位较低以及使用酒精或烟草的青少年遭受网络欺凌的几率更高。社交网站的使用与网络欺凌受害风险的增加呈剂量反应关系（p趋势<0.001）。性别并非社交网站使用与遭受网络欺凌之间关联的显著调节因素。本研究结果强调了提高青少年对预防网络欺凌受害有效策略的认识并对其进行教育的必要性。
