School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 26;18(3):1085. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18031085.
Although research has given ample consideration to the association between peer victimization and internalizing problems, little is known about the mediating and moderating influences on this relationship. This study investigated whether peer victimization at age 9 indirectly related to internalizing problems at age 15 via school connectedness and whether the direct and indirect associations between peer victimization and internalizing problems were moderated by race. Data were drawn from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, which included 2467 adolescents. The sample was equally divided between male and female and 82% identified as Black and Hispanic. Results indicated that the predictive effect of peer victimization over a 6-year period on teen depression and anxiety was explained by increased school connectedness. Furthermore, there was a moderating effect of race on the direct effect of school connectedness and teen depression and anxiety. For both White and ethnic minority youth, increased school connectedness was associated with less teen depression and anxiety. However, this effect was weaker for ethnic minority students in comparison to White students in both moderated mediation models. The moderated mediation results for teen anxiety showed a greater differential effect among race. The findings have important implications, which are discussed.
尽管研究已经充分考虑了同伴侵害与内化问题之间的关联，但对于这种关系的中介和调节影响却知之甚少。本研究调查了同伴侵害是否会通过学校联系在 9 岁时间接导致 15 岁时的内化问题，以及同伴侵害与内化问题之间的直接和间接关联是否会受到种族的调节。研究数据来自脆弱家庭与儿童福利研究，该研究包括 2467 名青少年。样本在性别上平分秋色，82%的人被认定为黑人和西班牙裔。结果表明，同伴侵害在 6 年期间对青少年抑郁和焦虑的预测效应可以通过增加学校联系来解释。此外，种族对学校联系与青少年抑郁和焦虑的直接影响有调节作用。对于白人和少数族裔青年来说，增加学校联系与青少年抑郁和焦虑的程度降低有关。然而，在这两种调节中介模型中，与白人学生相比，少数民族学生的这种影响较弱。对于青少年焦虑的调节中介结果显示，种族之间存在更大的差异效应。研究结果具有重要意义，讨论了这些意义。
