Arch Suicide Res. 2024 Apr-Jun;28(2):499-511. doi: 10.1080/13811118.2023.2192755. Epub 2023 Apr 4.
The study aims to examine (1) the association between bullying victimization and suicidal thoughts and (2) neighborhood conditions as a moderated mediated model of the association between bullying victimization, emotional distress, and suicidal thoughts. The sample consists of 414 African American youths (ages 12-17) in Chicago's Southside neighborhoods. Variables included suicidal thoughts, bullying victimization, emotional distress, neighborhood conditions, age, sex, and government assistance. Analyses included descriptive statistics, bivariate correlations, and multivariate regression analyses. The study found that bullying victimization was not directly associated with suicidal thoughts. However, bullying victimization was positively associated with emotional distress, which was related to suicidal thoughts. Moreover, emotional distress as a mediator of the association between bullying victimization and suicidal thoughts was observed when neighborhood conditions were a moderator. The findings suggest that bullying victimization and suicidal thoughts are major concerns for African American adolescents, and prevention and intervention need to be cost-effective.
本研究旨在考察（1）受欺凌与自杀意念之间的关系，以及（2）邻里条件在受欺凌与情绪困扰和自杀意念之间的关联中的调节中介模型。样本包括来自芝加哥南岸社区的 414 名非裔美国青少年（12-17 岁）。研究变量包括自杀意念、受欺凌、情绪困扰、邻里条件、年龄、性别和政府援助。分析包括描述性统计、双变量相关分析和多元回归分析。研究发现，受欺凌与自杀意念之间没有直接关联。然而，受欺凌与情绪困扰呈正相关，而情绪困扰与自杀意念有关。此外，当邻里条件作为一个调节因素时，情绪困扰作为受欺凌与自杀意念之间关联的中介变量被观察到。研究结果表明，受欺凌和自杀意念是非裔美国青少年的主要关注点，需要制定具有成本效益的预防和干预措施。
