Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Child and Youth Studies, Trent University Durham, Oshawa, Canada.
J Sch Health. 2023 May;93(5):420-427. doi: 10.1111/josh.13300. Epub 2023 Feb 26.
Bullying and poverty are each associated with poor health in adolescents. We examined socioeconomic differences in the association of bullying and health.
The 2017/2018 Canadian Health Behaviour of School-aged Children study surveyed 21,750 youth (9-18 years). We used linear regression models to investigate interactive effects of bullying involvement (traditional and cyberbullying) and socioeconomic position (SEP) on self-reported life satisfaction, psychological symptoms, and physical symptoms.
Involvement in either form of bullying, as a perpetrator or a target, was associated with worse health and well-being compared to uninvolved youths. Associations of victimization via conventional bullying with low life satisfaction (b = -.33 [-.61, .05]), more psychological symptoms (b = .83 [.27, 1.38]), and more somatic symptoms (b = .56 [.14, .98]) were stronger at lower SEP.
Socioeconomic disadvantage intensifies the association between bullying victimization and poor health. The intersections of victimization and poverty pose a significant health risk to adolescents.
欺凌和贫困都与青少年的健康状况不佳有关。我们研究了欺凌与健康之间关联的社会经济差异。
2017/2018 年加拿大青少年健康行为研究调查了 21750 名青少年（9-18 岁）。我们使用线性回归模型研究了欺凌行为（传统欺凌和网络欺凌）和社会经济地位（SEP）之间的交互作用对自我报告的生活满意度、心理症状和身体症状的影响。
与未参与欺凌的青少年相比，任何形式的欺凌行为（无论是作为施害者还是受害者）都与较差的健康和幸福感有关。与传统欺凌有关的受害与较低的生活满意度（b = -.33 [-.61,.05]）、更多的心理症状（b =.83 [.27, 1.38]）和更多的躯体症状（b =.56 [.14,.98]）之间的关联在较低的 SEP 下更强。
社会经济劣势加剧了欺凌受害与健康状况不佳之间的关联。受害与贫困的交集对青少年的健康构成了重大风险。
