Vitoroulis Irene, Georgiades Katholiki
Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster Innovation Park, Suite 201A, L8P 0A1, Canada.
J Adolesc. 2017 Dec;61:141-151. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2017.10.008. Epub 2017 Nov 5.
We examined the association between school immigrant concentration and bullying among immigrant and non-immigrant early adolescents, and identified potential explanatory factors. First generation immigrant students had reduced odds of victimization and perpetration in schools with high (20-60%), compared to low, levels of immigrant concentration. Second generation immigrant students had reduced odds of ethnic/racial victimization in moderately concentrated schools; while non-immigrants had increased odds in the same schools. Non-white students had increased odds of ethnic/racial victimization compared to White students. While students' sense of school belonging and perceived teacher cultural sensitivity were negatively associated with bullying, they did not account for the differential associations noted above. Results demonstrate the importance of immigrant density as a protective school characteristic for immigrant and ethnic minority youth. Additional social processes operating in schools that may explain bullying behaviors among immigrant and non-immigrant youth should be explored to inform programs for promoting inclusion in schools.
我们研究了学校中移民学生的集中程度与移民和非移民青少年早期的欺凌行为之间的关联，并确定了潜在的解释因素。与移民集中程度低的学校相比，在移民集中程度高（20%-60%）的学校中，第一代移民学生遭受欺凌和实施欺凌的几率降低。第二代移民学生在移民集中程度适中的学校中遭受种族欺凌的几率降低；而非移民学生在同一学校中遭受种族欺凌的几率增加。与白人学生相比，非白人学生遭受种族欺凌的几率增加。虽然学生的学校归属感和教师的文化敏感度与欺凌行为呈负相关，但它们并不能解释上述差异关联。结果表明，移民密度作为学校的一个保护特征，对移民和少数民族青少年具有重要意义。应该探索学校中可能解释移民和非移民青少年欺凌行为的其他社会过程，以便为促进学校包容的项目提供信息。
