Wright Michelle F, Wachs Sebastian
Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, PA 16802, USA.
Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, 60200 Brno, Czech Republic.
Children (Basel). 2019 Mar 4;6(3):41. doi: 10.3390/children6030041.
While the consequences of cyberbullying victimization have received some attention in the literature, to date, little is known about the multiple types of strains in adolescents' lives, such as whether cyberbullying victimization and peer rejection increase their vulnerability to depression and anxiety. Even though some research found that adolescents with disabilities show higher risk for cyberbullying victimization, most research has focused on typically developing adolescents. Thus, the present study focused on examining the moderating effect of peer rejection in the relationships between cyberbullying victimization, depression, and anxiety among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. There were 128 participants (89% male; ages ranging from 11⁻16 years old) with autism spectrum disorder in the sixth, seventh, or eighth grade at 16 middle schools in the United States. Participants completed questionnaires on cyberbullying victimization, peer rejection, depression, and anxiety. Results revealed that cyberbullying victimization was associated positively with peer rejection, anxiety, and depression among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Further, peer rejection was linked positively with depression and anxiety. Peer rejection moderated the positive relationship between cyberbullying victimization and depression, but not anxiety. Implications for prevention programs and future research are discussed.
虽然网络欺凌受害的后果在文献中已受到一定关注，但迄今为止，对于青少年生活中多种类型的压力源，比如网络欺凌受害和同伴排斥是否会增加他们患抑郁症和焦虑症的易感性，我们知之甚少。尽管一些研究发现残疾青少年遭受网络欺凌的风险更高，但大多数研究都集中在发育正常的青少年身上。因此，本研究着重考察同伴排斥在患有自闭症谱系障碍的青少年的网络欺凌受害、抑郁和焦虑之间的关系中所起的调节作用。美国16所中学的六年级、七年级或八年级中有128名患有自闭症谱系障碍的参与者（89%为男性；年龄在11至16岁之间）。参与者完成了关于网络欺凌受害、同伴排斥、抑郁和焦虑的问卷调查。结果显示，在患有自闭症谱系障碍的青少年中，网络欺凌受害与同伴排斥、焦虑和抑郁呈正相关。此外，同伴排斥与抑郁和焦虑呈正相关。同伴排斥调节了网络欺凌受害与抑郁之间的正向关系，但未调节与焦虑之间的关系。文中讨论了预防项目的意义及未来研究方向。
