Department of Psychology, University of Michigan.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan.
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2019 Sep-Oct;48(5):728-739. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2018.1443456. Epub 2018 Mar 22.
This longitudinal study examined the relationship between connectedness subtypes (family, school, community) and youth depression and suicidal ideation across a 6-month period within a sample of bully victimized youth. Participants were 142 youth (74.6% female, 47.18% African American, 36.62% Caucasian), 12-15 years of age ( = 13.6, = 1.12), recruited from an emergency department, who screened positive for elevated levels of bullying victimization and were reevaluated at a 6-month follow-up assessment. Data on bullying victimization, depression, suicidal ideation, and connectedness (family, school, community) were collected at baseline and 6-month follow-up assessments. Separate Bayesian mixed models were used to examine the effects of connectedness (family, school, community) on depression and suicidal ideation while accounting for dependent observations across time points. Prospectively, family and school connectedness were negatively associated with depression and suicidal ideation. Across time points, community connectedness was negatively associated with suicidal ideation. Results highlight the importance of acknowledging and understanding subtypes of interpersonal connectedness among victimized youth as the three subtypes examined (family, school, community) were associated with depression and suicidal ideation. Findings support the importance of bolstering distinct subtypes of connectedness in efforts to improve functioning and attenuate suicide risk among victimized youth.
本纵向研究考察了在一个受欺凌青少年样本中，连接亚型（家庭、学校、社区）与青少年抑郁和自杀意念在 6 个月内的关系。参与者为 142 名 12-15 岁（均龄 13.6，标准差 1.12）的青少年（女性占 74.6%，非洲裔美国人占 47.18%，白人占 36.62%），他们来自急诊室，筛选出有较高水平的受欺凌受害经历，并在 6 个月的随访评估中进行了重新评估。在基线和 6 个月随访评估时收集了关于欺凌受害、抑郁、自杀意念和连接（家庭、学校、社区）的数据。分别使用贝叶斯混合模型，在考虑到时间点之间的依存观察的情况下，考察了连接（家庭、学校、社区）对抑郁和自杀意念的影响。前瞻性地，家庭和学校连接与抑郁和自杀意念呈负相关。在整个时间点上，社区连接与自杀意念呈负相关。结果强调了在受欺凌青少年中承认和理解人际连接亚型的重要性，因为所考察的三个亚型（家庭、学校、社区）都与抑郁和自杀意念有关。研究结果支持在努力提高受欺凌青少年的功能和降低自杀风险时，增强不同连接亚型的重要性。
