Department of Psychology, School of Education Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China; Cognition and Human Behavior Key Laboratory of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
Department of Psychology, School of Education Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China; Cognition and Human Behavior Key Laboratory of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
Child Abuse Negl. 2023 Jul;141:106235. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106235. Epub 2023 May 16.
The detrimental impact of peer victimization on suicidal thoughts has been tested in numerous previous studies, but the underlying mechanisms tying the two together remain unclear, particularly for left-behind adolescents in China, who are defined as the adolescent staying behind in rural areas for a duration exceeding six months while having one or both parents relocate to urban areas for employment purposes.
This study intends to investigate the relationship between peer victimization and suicidal ideation in Chinese left-behind adolescents and the mediating effect of psychological suzhi (a comprehensive positive quality that related to developmental, adaptive, and creative behaviors) and the moderating role of family cohesion.
A total of 417 Chinese left-behind adolescents (M at Time 1 = 14.84 ± 1.08 years; 57.55 % male) were recruited for the study. Participants came from rural counties of central China in Hunan province which has suffered a large labor migration.
We conducted a two-wave longitudinal study with six-month intervals. Participants completed the measures of the Chinese peer victimization scale for children and adolescents, the adolescent's psychological suzhi questionnaire, the self-rating idea of suicide scale, and the cohesion dimension of the family adaptability cohesion scale.
Path modeling results indicated that psychological suzhi partially mediated the link between peer victimization and suicidal ideation. Family cohesion moderated the association between peer victimization and suicidal ideation. The link between peer victimization and suicidal ideation was weaker for left-behind adolescents with higher family cohesion.
Peer victimization was found to diminish psychological suzhi, which in turn increases the risk of suicidal ideation. However, family cohesion buffered the negative effect of peer victimization on suicidal ideation, suggesting that left-behind adolescents with greater family cohesion may be better equipped to prevent suicidal ideation, which has implications for future family and school education and provides some ideas and a foundation for future research.
大量先前的研究已经检验了同伴侵害对自杀意念的不利影响，但将两者联系起来的潜在机制仍不清楚，尤其是对于中国的留守儿童，他们是指因父母为了就业而在城市地区工作，留在农村地区超过六个月的青少年。
本研究旨在探讨同伴侵害与中国留守儿童自杀意念之间的关系，以及心理素质（与发展、适应和创造性行为相关的综合积极素质）的中介作用和家庭凝聚力的调节作用。
共有 417 名中国留守儿童（第一次测量时的平均年龄为 14.84 ± 1.08 岁，57.55%为男性）参与了这项研究。参与者来自中国中部湖南省的农村县，这些地区经历了大规模的劳动力迁移。
我们进行了一项为期六个月的两波纵向研究。参与者完成了儿童和青少年中国同伴侵害量表、青少年心理素质问卷、自杀意念自评量表以及家庭适应性凝聚力量表的凝聚力维度的测量。
路径建模结果表明，心理素质部分中介了同伴侵害与自杀意念之间的关系。家庭凝聚力调节了同伴侵害与自杀意念之间的关系。对于家庭凝聚力较高的留守儿童来说，同伴侵害与自杀意念之间的联系较弱。
同伴侵害被发现会降低心理素质，从而增加自杀意念的风险。然而，家庭凝聚力缓冲了同伴侵害对自杀意念的负面影响，这表明家庭凝聚力较高的留守儿童可能更有能力预防自杀意念。这对未来的家庭和学校教育具有启示意义，并为未来的研究提供了一些思路和基础。
