Weng Xue, Chui Wing Hong, Liu Liu
Department of Applied Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
School of Social and behavioral Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Aug 7;14(8):887. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14080887.
Bullying is a widespread public health problem among school students. Using a large sample of Macanese school adolescents, the present study examines psychosocial conditions and demographic characteristics in discriminating the following four subgroups of students: victims; bullies; bully-victims; and a comparison group of adolescents. Participants included 2288 adolescents from 13 primary and secondary schools in Macau whose ages ranged from 10 to 20 years. Statistical results revealed significant differences among the groups and indicated that adolescents who are involved in school bullying experience worse psychosocial adjustment. Specifically, among the four subgroups of students, bully-victims reported the strongest feelings of anxiety, depression, and negative affectivity, and expressed the lowest satisfaction with life. Compared with students who were not involved in bullying and victimization, bullies experienced more anxiety and depression and victims had lower levels of satisfaction with life. In addition, boys were more likely to engage in bullying behaviors and younger students had a greater probability of being victimized by their peers at school. Implications for future research and practice on bullying perpetration and the prevention of peer victimization are discussed.
欺凌是在校学生中普遍存在的公共卫生问题。本研究以大量澳门青少年学生为样本,考察了心理社会状况和人口统计学特征,以区分以下四类学生亚组:受欺凌者;欺凌者;欺凌-受欺凌者;以及作为对照组的青少年。研究参与者包括来自澳门13所中小学的2288名青少年,年龄在10至20岁之间。统计结果显示,各亚组之间存在显著差异,表明卷入校园欺凌的青少年心理社会适应状况较差。具体而言,在这四类学生亚组中,欺凌-受欺凌者报告的焦虑、抑郁和消极情感最为强烈,对生活的满意度最低。与未卷入欺凌和受欺凌的学生相比,欺凌者经历了更多的焦虑和抑郁,而受欺凌者对生活的满意度较低。此外,男孩更有可能实施欺凌行为,年龄较小的学生在学校被同龄人欺负的可能性更大。本文还讨论了对未来欺凌行为及预防同伴受欺凌研究和实践的启示。