Department of Anthropology, Sociology, and Criminology, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota
Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Violence Vict. 2020 Aug 1;35(4):503-523. doi: 10.1891/VV-D-19-00076. Epub 2020 Apr 1.
Few studies have explored whether individuals who are bullied at school or online are more likely to engage in delinquent behavior. Even less is known about whether negative emotions (i.e., anger or frustration)-as a result of being victimized-mediate the relationships between being bullied or cyberbullied and delinquency (as predicted by Agnew's general strain theory). The current study uses data from a national sample of 2,670 middle and high school students in the United States. Results indicate that youth who were bullied or cyberbullied, and who experience negative emotions as a result, are more likely to engage in delinquency. Negative emotions did not mediate the relationship between bullying and delinquency; however, they did partly mediate the relationship between cyberbullying and delinquency. The findings indicate that being bullied matters more in explaining delinquent behavior than the negative emotions that may result. Implications for research and policy are discussed in light of these findings.
很少有研究探讨过在学校或网上被欺凌的人是否更有可能从事犯罪行为。更不知道的是，由于受到伤害而产生的负面情绪（如愤怒或挫折）是否会在被欺凌或网络欺凌与犯罪行为之间产生中介作用（如阿格纽的一般压力理论所预测的那样）。本研究使用了来自美国 2670 名中学生和高中生的全国性样本的数据。结果表明，被欺凌或网络欺凌、并且因此产生负面情绪的青少年更有可能从事犯罪行为。负面情绪并没有在欺凌与犯罪行为之间起到中介作用；然而，它们在网络欺凌与犯罪行为之间起到了部分中介作用。研究结果表明，被欺凌在解释犯罪行为方面比可能导致的负面情绪更为重要。根据这些发现，讨论了对研究和政策的影响。
