Bullying, Social Support, and Psychological Distress: Findings From RELACHS Cohorts of East London's White British and Bangladeshi Adolescents
Bullying, Social Support, and Psychological Distress: Findings From RELACHS Cohorts of East London's White British and Bangladeshi Adolescents
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.03.009
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发表时间：
2017-09-01
影响因子：
7.6
通讯作者：
Stansfeld, Stephen
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作者：
Bhui, Kamaldeep;Silva, Maria Joao;Stansfeld, Stephen
目的：本研究的目的是检验青少年的欺凌行为是否与心理健康状况不佳有关，以及社会支持是否减轻了这种影响。方法：2001年，随机选择东伦敦的28所学校对两个具有代表性的混合能力班级进行调查：7年级（11-12岁）和9年级（13-14岁）。两年后，使用优势和困难问卷（总困难评分 [TDS]）对同一名学生进行重复测量，作为心理困扰的衡量标准。使用一个简单的单级随机截距模型（其测量嵌套在学生中）来研究欺凌和来自朋友和家人的社会支持对 TDS 的影响。我们还评估了文化上一致的友谊是否具有心理健康优势。结果：欺凌与较高的平均 TDS 相关（系数，95% 置信区间：英国白人：2.15, 1.41-2.88；孟加拉国人：1.65,.91-2.4）；高水平的家庭社会支持与较低的 TDS 相关（英国白人：-2.36、-3.33 至 -1.39；孟加拉国人：-2.34、-3.15 至 -.149）。来自朋友的社会支持对英国白人青少年有帮助（-1.06，-2.07 至 -.04）。文化上一致的友谊并没有提供普遍的优势。结论：欺凌与心理困扰有关；家庭社会支持与较少的心理困扰独立相关。 (C) 2017 年青少年健康与医学协会。版权所有。
Purpose: The purpose of the study is to test whether bullying in adolescents relates to poor mental health and whether social support mitigated this effect.Methods: In 2001, 28 schools in East London were randomly selected for surveys of two representative mixed ability classes: year 7 (11-12 years) and year 9 (13-14 years). Repeated measures were obtained from the same pupils 2 years later, using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (total difficulties score [TDS]) as a measure of psychological distress. A simple one-level random intercepts model with measurements nested within pupils was used to investigate the effects of bullying and social support from friends and family on TDS. We also assessed whether culturally congruent friendships offered a mental health advantage.Results: Bullyingwas associated with a higher mean TDS (coefficient, 95% confidence interval: White British: 2.15, 1.41-2.88; Bangladeshi: 1.65,.91-2.4); a high level of family social support was associated with a lower TDS (White British: -2.36, -3.33 to -1.39; Bangladeshi: -2.34, -3.15 to -.149). Social support from friends was helpful for White British adolescents (-1.06, -2.07 to -.04). Culturally congruent friendships offered no general advantage.Conclusion: Bullying is associated with psychological distress; family social support is independently associated with less psychological distress. (C) 2017 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. All rights reserved.