Sapienza University of Rome.
Psicothema. 2020 May;32(2):214-220. doi: 10.7334/psicothema2019.236.
Most studies suggest that immigrant youth are more likely to be victimized than their non-immigrant counterparts. In Italy, a country in which the number of foreign migrants has grown exponentially over recent decades, this line of research is particularly interesting. Thus, the main objective of the present study was to examine the relationship between peer victimization, gender, and immigrant status in a large sample of students.
The research used data from a cross-sectional Italian survey on the "Integration of Second Generations", which was administered to 68,127 students in grades 6 through 13 (49% female; 47% immigrant). Multinomial logistic regression analyses were used to examine the association between immigrant status and gender with verbal, physical, and relational victimization, after adjusting for socio-demographic variables.
Immigrant and male participants were more likely to be classified as frequently victimized. The significant interaction effect between immigrant status and gender revealed that male immigrant students were more likely to belong to the frequently relationally victimized category compared to their counterparts.
The study highlights the importance of including immigrant status disparities in peer victimization research. Prevention efforts and intervention strategies should be implemented to create safe environments in Italy.
大多数研究表明，移民青少年比非移民青少年更容易成为受害者。在意大利，近几十年来外国移民的数量呈指数级增长，因此这项研究特别有趣。因此，本研究的主要目的是在一个大样本的学生群体中研究同伴侵害、性别和移民身份之间的关系。
该研究使用了一项关于“第二代融合”的意大利横断面调查的数据，该调查对 6 至 13 年级的 68127 名学生进行了调查（49%为女性；47%为移民）。采用多项逻辑回归分析，在调整了社会人口统计学变量后，研究了移民身份和性别与言语、身体和关系侵害之间的关系。
移民和男性参与者更有可能被归类为经常受到侵害。移民身份和性别之间的显著交互作用表明，与同龄人相比，男性移民学生更有可能属于经常受到关系侵害的类别。
该研究强调了在同伴侵害研究中纳入移民身份差异的重要性。应在意大利实施预防工作和干预策略，以创建安全的环境。
