Zhou Yanyun, Li Pengyuan, Tse Chi-Shing, Huang Liang, Wang Yihan, Fang Yuan
College of Education Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, China.
State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Science and Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
J Interpers Violence. 2025 Mar 29:8862605251327392. doi: 10.1177/08862605251327392.
Bullying victimization in childhood and adolescence is widely acknowledged for its detrimental effects on mental health and loneliness in young adulthood. However, the influence of onset time when bullying happens (in primary and/or secondary school) and of distinct forms of bullying remain underexplored. The study aims to explore the associations between seven forms of victimization (; robbery; ) during university students' primary and secondary school years and their current mental health and loneliness in China. A total of 684 university students (mean age = 19.05, = 1.56) completed Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21), UCLA Loneliness Scale, and Retrospective Bullying Questionnaire, which involves recollection of bullying victimization during primary and secondary school years. Stable victim (those who experienced bullying victimization during both primary and secondary school years) was most strongly associated with current higher levels of depression, anxiety, stress, and loneliness. Different forms of bullying victimization in primary and secondary school years were independently associated with mental health and loneliness. Specifically, in secondary school strongly predicted depression, anxiety, and stress, while in primary school was closely linked to depression, anxiety, and loneliness. These findings underscore the long-term psychological impact of various forms of bullying victimization experienced in primary and secondary school years and highlight the importance of targeted interventions that address specific types of bullying in primary and secondary school years to mitigate their enduring effects on mental health in young adulthood.
童年和青少年时期遭受欺凌对青年期的心理健康和孤独感会产生有害影响，这一点已得到广泛认可。然而，欺凌行为发生的起始时间（在小学和/或中学阶段）以及不同形式的欺凌行为所产生的影响仍未得到充分研究。本研究旨在探讨中国大学生在中小学阶段所遭受的七种欺凌形式（抢劫等）与他们当前的心理健康和孤独感之间的关联。共有684名大学生（平均年龄 = 19.05岁，标准差 = 1.56）完成了抑郁、焦虑、压力量表（DASS - 21）、加州大学洛杉矶分校孤独感量表以及回顾性欺凌问卷，该问卷涉及对中小学阶段遭受欺凌经历的回忆。持续遭受欺凌者（即在小学和中学阶段都经历过欺凌的人）与当前较高水平的抑郁、焦虑、压力和孤独感之间的关联最为强烈。中小学阶段不同形式的欺凌经历分别与心理健康和孤独感相关。具体而言，中学阶段的某种欺凌形式能强烈预测抑郁、焦虑和压力，而小学阶段的某种欺凌形式则与抑郁、焦虑和孤独感密切相关。这些研究结果强调了中小学阶段经历的各种形式的欺凌行为所产生的长期心理影响，并突出了针对性干预措施的重要性，即针对中小学阶段特定类型的欺凌行为进行干预，以减轻其对青年期心理健康的持久影响。
