Kenny Kathleen S, Merry Lisa, Brownbridge Douglas A, Urquia Marcelo L
Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, University of Manitoba, 408-727 McDermot Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 3P5, Canada.
Department of Community Health Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
BMC Public Health. 2020 Oct 16;20(1):1563. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09492-w.
There is a paucity of research on patterns of cyber-victimization in minority groups, including immigrants. This study aimed to identify individual, interpersonal and contextual characteristics associated with cyber-victimization among immigrants and non-immigrants.
We drew on nationally representative data from adolescents and adults in the Canadian General Social Survey on victimization (2014). We used multivariable logistic regression to identify potential factors associated with cyber-victimization in the last 12 months, stratified by immigrant status and sex.
Among 27,425 survey respondents, the weighted prevalence of cyber-victimization in the last 12 months was 2.1% among immigrants and 2.3% among non-immigrants. Cyber-victimization rates differed significantly by sex among immigrants (2.8% for males vs. 1.4% for females), but not among non-immigrants (2.1% for males vs. 2.4% for females). While most other factors associated with cyber-victimization were similar for immigrants and non-immigrants, there were pronounced associations of past child maltreatment (adjusted prevalence odds ratio [aPOR] 4.85, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.76, 8.52) and residence in an unwelcoming neighbourhood (aPOR 5.08, 95% CI 2.44, 10.55) with cyber-victimization among immigrants that were diminished or absent among non-immigrants. Additionally, sex-stratified analyses among immigrants showed cyber-victimization to be strongly associated with having a mental health condition (aPOR 3.50, 95% CI 1.36, 8.97) among immigrant males only, and with perceived discrimination (aPOR 4.08, 95% CI 1.65, 10.08), as well as being under 24 years old (aPOR 3.24, 95% CI 1.09, 9.60) among immigrant females.
Immigration status and sex were differentially associated with cyber-victimization. Findings support the salience of a social-ecological perspective and gender-stratified analyses to better elucidate complex pathways linking cyber-victimization to potential gender-based health inequities among immigrants.
针对包括移民在内的少数群体的网络受害模式的研究较少。本研究旨在确定移民和非移民中与网络受害相关的个人、人际和环境特征。
我们利用了加拿大一般社会调查中关于受害情况（2014年）的具有全国代表性的青少年和成年人数据。我们使用多变量逻辑回归来确定过去12个月中与网络受害相关的潜在因素，并按移民身份和性别进行分层。
在27425名调查受访者中，过去12个月中移民的网络受害加权患病率为2.1%，非移民为2.3%。移民中网络受害率因性别差异显著（男性为2.8%，女性为1.4%），而非移民中则无显著差异（男性为2.1%，女性为2.4%）。虽然与网络受害相关的大多数其他因素在移民和非移民中相似，但过去儿童期受虐待（调整患病率比值比[aPOR]4.85，95%置信区间[CI]2.76，8.52）和居住在不友好社区（aPOR 5.08，95%CI 2.44，10.55）与移民的网络受害显著相关，而在非移民中这种相关性减弱或不存在。此外，移民中的性别分层分析显示，仅在移民男性中，网络受害与患有心理健康问题密切相关（aPOR 3.50，95%CI 1.36，8.97），在移民女性中与感知到的歧视密切相关（aPOR 4.08，95%CI 1.65，10.08），以及与年龄在24岁以下密切相关（aPOR 3.24，95%CI 1.09，9.60）。
移民身份和性别与网络受害存在不同程度的关联。研究结果支持社会生态视角和性别分层分析的重要性，以更好地阐明将网络受害与移民中潜在的基于性别的健康不平等联系起来的复杂途径。
