Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya, Israel.
Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Crisis. 2020 May;41(3):156-162. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000614. Epub 2019 Aug 16.
Victimization by bullying among adolescents is a widespread phenomenon associated with depression and suicidal ideation. Coping with bullying may include aggressive responding and self-blame. The purpose of this study was to examine the role adolescent self-blame and aggression - representing coping with peer bullying - in depression and suicide ideation. We recruited 97 "pure" victims (41 girls; mean age = 12.69, = .80) identified from a sample of 505 adolescents (242 girls; mean age = 12.73, = .81) from two Israeli high schools. Self-report questionnaires were used to assess victimization, aggressive responses, self-blame, depression, and suicide ideation. Self-blame in the face of peer bullying was uniquely associated with both depression and suicide ideation. The effect was robust even after controlling for level of victimization. No direct effect of aggressive coping or moderating effects of self-blame or aggression on the association between victimization and depression/suicide ideation were found. This study used a cross-sectional design and made exclusive use of self-report measures. Adolescents who blame themselves for being bullied might be at a heightened risk for depression and suicidality compared to adolescents who did not use self-blame.
青少年受欺凌是一种普遍现象,与抑郁和自杀意念有关。应对欺凌可能包括攻击性反应和自责。本研究旨在探讨青少年自责和攻击性反应(代表应对同伴欺凌)在抑郁和自杀意念中的作用。我们从两所以色列高中的 505 名青少年(242 名女生;平均年龄 = 12.73, =.81)样本中招募了 97 名“纯”受害者(41 名女生;平均年龄 = 12.69, =.80)。使用自我报告问卷评估受害、攻击性反应、自责、抑郁和自杀意念。面对同伴欺凌时的自责与抑郁和自杀意念均呈显著相关。即使在控制了受害程度后,这种影响仍然很显著。没有发现攻击性应对的直接作用,也没有发现自责或攻击性对受害与抑郁/自杀意念之间关系的调节作用。本研究采用横断面设计,仅使用自我报告测量。与不使用自责的青少年相比,因被欺凌而自责的青少年可能面临更高的抑郁和自杀风险。