Department of Psychiatry, College of Health Sciences, Mettu University, Mettu, Ethiopia.
Department of Psychiatry, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
BMC Psychol. 2022 Nov 10;10(1):260. doi: 10.1186/s40359-022-00967-6.
Bullying victimization is a repetitive exposure to negative actions from one or more students over time. Bullying victim adolescents have higher levels of mental health problems, worse mental health outcomes, and lowered social status than non-victim adolescents. Literature on bullying among adolescents in Ethiopia is limited. This study aimed to assess the magnitude of bullying victimization and its associated factors among adolescents.
A community-based cross-sectional study was carried out among 847 adolescents in Mettu town. A Stratified sampling technique was used to select eligible Study participants from September, 1 to 30, 2020. Linear regression analysis model was used; first bivariate analysis was performed to see the association of each independent variable with bullying victimization. Variables with (P < 0.25) in bivariate analysis were entered into a multivariate linear regression model to identify the association of each independent variable with bullying victimization. The statistical significance was considered at P value < 0.05.
From the total of 847 adolescents 819 were voluntarily involved in the study giving the response rate of 96.7%. The prevalence of bullying victimization in this study was 30.4%. Being male (β = 1.135, p = 0.001), physical abuse (β = 0.622, p ≤ 0.001), emotional abuse (β = 0.512, p ≤ 0.001), current substance use (β = 1.153, p = 0.005), psychological distress (β = 0.406, p ≤ 0.001) and having medical illness (β = 3.500, p ≤ 0.001) were significantly associated with bullying victimization.
Bullying victimization is quite common among adolescents and has both short- and long-term consequences. Bullying prevention treatments should focus on male adolescents and those who report being bullied. Anti-bullying policies in schools are critical for educating teachers, parents, and students about bullying.
欺凌受害是指一个或多个学生在一段时间内反复对受害者实施负面行为。欺凌受害的青少年比非受害的青少年心理健康问题更严重，心理健康状况更差，社会地位更低。关于埃塞俄比亚青少年欺凌的文献有限。本研究旨在评估青少年欺凌受害的程度及其相关因素。
这是一项在梅图镇进行的基于社区的横断面研究。2020 年 9 月 1 日至 30 日，采用分层抽样技术从合格的研究参与者中进行选择。采用线性回归分析模型；首先进行单变量分析，以观察每个自变量与欺凌受害的关联。在单变量分析中具有（P<0.25）关联的变量被纳入多元线性回归模型，以确定每个自变量与欺凌受害的关联。统计显著性的阈值为 P 值<0.05。
在总共 847 名青少年中，819 名青少年自愿参与了研究，应答率为 96.7%。本研究中欺凌受害的患病率为 30.4%。男性（β=1.135，p=0.001）、身体虐待（β=0.622，p≤0.001）、情感虐待（β=0.512，p≤0.001）、当前物质使用（β=1.153，p=0.005）、心理困扰（β=0.406，p≤0.001）和患有疾病（β=3.500，p≤0.001）与欺凌受害显著相关。
欺凌受害在青少年中相当普遍，具有短期和长期后果。欺凌预防治疗应侧重于男性青少年和那些报告被欺凌的青少年。学校的反欺凌政策对于教育教师、家长和学生了解欺凌行为至关重要。
