Department of Psychology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Scand J Psychol. 2020 Feb;61(1):6-16. doi: 10.1111/sjop.12488. Epub 2018 Sep 27.
Peer victimization is a chronic stressor that occurs within the context of peer interactions and has been robustly associated with numerous negative psychological and social adjustment problems. Although increased frequency of peer victimization has been linked to psychosocial problems, few researchers have studied the role of duration and pervasiveness of victimization (i.e., number of places it occurs). The objective of this study was to examine how frequency, duration, and pervasiveness of peer victimization are associated with youth adjustment. Canadian adolescents (N = 879), ages 12-18 completed an online survey about experiences with peer victimization. Youth also answered questions about internalizing problems, distress, relationship quality with family, friends, and adults in their school and community, as well as academic functioning. Data were analyzed using multinomial logistic regression modeling. Both duration and pervasiveness of peer victimization were predictive of increased internalizing problems, distress, relationship problems, and academic difficulties. Duration and pervasiveness of peer victimization were identified as important factors to consider when predicting youth psychosocial adjustment. By asking questions about these situational factors, parents, teachers, and healthcare providers may more effectively identify youth who are at risk for experiencing mental health problems associated with peer victimization.
同伴侵害是一种在同伴互动背景下发生的慢性应激源，与许多负面的心理和社会适应问题密切相关。尽管同伴侵害的频率增加与心理社会问题有关，但很少有研究人员研究侵害的持续时间和普遍性（即发生的地点数量）的作用。本研究旨在探讨同伴侵害的频率、持续时间和普遍性如何与青少年的适应相关。879 名 12-18 岁的加拿大青少年完成了一项关于同伴侵害经历的在线调查。青少年还回答了关于内化问题、困扰、与家庭、朋友以及学校和社区中的成年人的关系质量以及学业功能的问题。使用多项逻辑回归模型分析数据。同伴侵害的持续时间和普遍性都与内化问题、困扰、关系问题和学业困难的增加有关。同伴侵害的持续时间和普遍性被确定为预测青少年心理社会适应的重要因素。通过询问这些情境因素的问题，父母、教师和医疗保健提供者可能会更有效地识别出那些有遭受与同伴侵害相关的心理健康问题风险的青少年。
