Center for Psychiatry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts & The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Center for Psychiatry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts & The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.
J Adolesc Health. 2017 Sep;61(3):317-328. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.03.009. Epub 2017 Jun 3.
The purpose of the study is to test whether bullying in adolescents relates to poor mental health and whether social support mitigated this effect.
In 2001, 28 schools in East London were randomly selected for surveys of two representative mixed ability classes: year 7 (11-12 years) and year 9 (13-14 years). Repeated measures were obtained from the same pupils 2 years later, using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (total difficulties score [TDS]) as a measure of psychological distress. A simple one-level random intercepts model with measurements nested within pupils was used to investigate the effects of bullying and social support from friends and family on TDS. We also assessed whether culturally congruent friendships offered a mental health advantage.
Bullying was associated with a higher mean TDS (coefficient, 95% confidence interval: White British: 2.15, 1.41-2.88; Bangladeshi: 1.65, .91-2.4); a high level of family social support was associated with a lower TDS (White British: -2.36, -3.33 to -1.39; Bangladeshi: -2.34, -3.15 to -.149). Social support from friends was helpful for White British adolescents (-1.06, -2.07 to -.04). Culturally congruent friendships offered no general advantage.
Bullying is associated with psychological distress; family social support is independently associated with less psychological distress.
本研究旨在检验青少年中的欺凌行为是否与心理健康状况不佳有关，以及社会支持是否减轻了这种影响。
2001 年，在东伦敦随机选择了 28 所学校，对两所具有代表性的混合能力班级（7 年级[11-12 岁]和 9 年级[13-14 岁]）进行了调查。两年后，使用《长处与困难问卷》（TDS）作为心理困扰的衡量标准，从同一批学生中获得了重复测量结果。采用具有学生嵌套测量的简单单水平随机截距模型，研究欺凌行为以及来自朋友和家庭的社会支持对 TDS 的影响。我们还评估了文化契合的友谊是否提供了心理健康优势。
欺凌行为与较高的 TDS 平均值相关（系数，95%置信区间：白种英国人：2.15，1.41-2.88；孟加拉人：1.65，0.91-2.4）；家庭社会支持水平较高与 TDS 较低相关（白种英国人：-2.36，-3.33 至-1.39；孟加拉人：-2.34，-3.15 至-.149）。来自朋友的社会支持对白种英国青少年有益（-1.06，-2.07 至-.04）。文化契合的友谊没有普遍优势。
欺凌行为与心理困扰有关；家庭社会支持与较少的心理困扰独立相关。
