Di Tata Daniele, Bianchi Dora, Laghi Fiorenzo
Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Front Psychol. 2024 Feb 29;15:1346373. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1346373. eCollection 2024.
The first aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between bullying victimization and social anxiety in native and migrant adolescents in Italy. Specifically, it was hypothesized that migrant adolescents (in comparison with natives) experience more frequent episodes of bullying victimization, which in turn, may be a risk factor for the development of social anxiety symptoms. The second aim of the study is to explore the relationships from reflected minority categorization to perceived ethnic discrimination at school and social anxiety symptoms, in the subgroup of migrant students. Results showed that the migrant (vs. native) status was predictive of higher scores in social anxiety dimensions (Fear of Negative Evaluation, Social Avoidance and Distress in New Situations, and General Social Avoidance Distress), via the mediating effect of increased peer victimization. Moreover, in the subgroup of migrant participants, an indirect effect of reflected minority categorization on social anxiety was observed, mediated by perceived ethnic discrimination at school. These findings may contribute to the understanding of health inequalities among migrant and native people in the Italian context. Limitations and practical implications of the study were discussed.
本研究的首要目的是调查意大利本地青少年和移民青少年中受欺凌受害经历与社交焦虑之间的关系。具体而言，研究假设移民青少年（与本地人相比）遭受欺凌受害的情况更频繁，而这反过来可能是社交焦虑症状发展的一个风险因素。本研究的第二个目的是在移民学生亚组中，探究从被反映的少数群体分类到在学校感知到的种族歧视以及社交焦虑症状之间的关系。结果显示，通过同伴受害增加的中介作用，移民（与本地人相比）身份预示着社交焦虑维度（对负面评价的恐惧、在新情境中的社交回避和苦恼以及总体社交回避苦恼）得分更高。此外，在移民参与者亚组中，观察到被反映的少数群体分类通过在学校感知到的种族歧视的中介作用对社交焦虑产生间接影响。这些发现可能有助于理解意大利背景下移民和本地人群体之间的健康不平等。讨论了本研究的局限性和实际意义。
