Department of Statistics, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Aggress Behav. 2021 May;47(3):310-319. doi: 10.1002/ab.21944. Epub 2021 Feb 11.
This study assessed aggression statuses and transitions among children and examined the effects that gender and exposure to online violence can exert on aggression. A sample of 2155 children recruited from 30 primary schools in Taipei, Taiwan completed surveys in both 2015 (5th grade) and 2016 (6th grade). Latent transition analysis (LTA) was performed, and the results identified three latent statuses of aggression: "None," "School aggression," and "Cyber-aggression." About 10% of children behaved aggressively. When in their 5th-grade year, boys were more likely than girls to be a school aggressor (6.48% vs. 4.04%) or a cyber-aggressor (2.37% vs. 1.64%). Among boys who originally were considered to be a school aggressor, 36.19% remained so, 58% renounced their school aggression status, and 5.81% became a cyber-aggressor. Among girls who originally were considered to be a cyber-aggressor, 22.23% remained so, 68.29% renounced their cyber-aggression status, and 9.48% became a school aggressor. Controlling for student's academic performance, household income, and parents' marital status, exposure to online violence was a statistically significant predictor of aggression status for both boys and girls. Children's exposure to online violence appeared to increase the risk of aggression.
本研究评估了儿童的攻击状态和转变，并考察了性别和接触网络暴力对攻击行为的影响。在台湾台北的 30 所小学招募了 2155 名儿童作为样本，他们在 2015 年（五年级）和 2016 年（六年级）完成了调查。采用潜在转变分析（LTA），结果确定了攻击行为的三种潜在状态：“无”、“校园攻击”和“网络攻击”。约 10%的儿童表现出攻击性。在五年级时，男孩比女孩更有可能成为校园攻击者（6.48%比 4.04%）或网络攻击者（2.37%比 1.64%）。在最初被认为是校园攻击者的男孩中，36.19%仍然如此，58%放弃了他们的校园攻击状态，5.81%成为网络攻击者。在最初被认为是网络攻击者的女孩中，22.23%仍然如此，68.29%放弃了她们的网络攻击状态，9.48%成为校园攻击者。控制学生的学业成绩、家庭收入和父母的婚姻状况后，接触网络暴力对男孩和女孩的攻击状态都是一个具有统计学意义的预测因素。儿童接触网络暴力似乎增加了攻击的风险。
