Cyber Bullying and Physical Bullying in Adolescent Suicide: The Role of Violent Behavior and Substance Use
Cyber Bullying and Physical Bullying in Adolescent Suicide: The Role of Violent Behavior and Substance Use
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DOI：
10.1007/s10964-013-9925-5
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发表时间：
2013-05-01
影响因子：
4.9
通讯作者：
Brausch, Amy M.
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作者：
Litwiller, Brett J.;Brausch, Amy M.
特别令人感兴趣的是，各种形式的欺凌行为对青少年的心理健康和安全的影响，特别是在通过技术使青少年受害的新的欺凌方法出现之后。目前的研究探讨了身体和网络欺凌与青少年自杀行为之间的关系。暴力行为，物质使用和不安全的性行为被测试为两种形式的欺凌，网络和身体，以及自杀行为之间的中介。数据来自一项大型风险行为筛查研究，样本为4，693名公立高中学生（平均年龄= 16.11，47%为女性）。研究结果表明，身体欺凌和网络欺凌都与物质使用、暴力行为、不安全的性行为和自杀行为有关。物质使用、暴力行为和不安全的性行为也都与自杀行为有关。物质使用和暴力行为部分介导了这两种形式的欺凌和自杀行为之间的关系。网络欺凌和身体欺凌在自杀行为中的差异相当，这强调了进一步研究网络欺凌的重要性。每种风险行为与自杀行为的直接联系也强调了减少风险行为的重要性。此外，暴力和物质使用作为中介行为的作用提供了一个解释，风险行为如何通过习惯于身体疼痛和心理焦虑来增加青少年自杀行为的可能性。
The impact of bullying in all forms on the mental health and safety of adolescents is of particular interest, especially in the wake of new methods of bullying that victimize youths through technology. The current study examined the relationship between victimization from both physical and cyber bullying and adolescent suicidal behavior. Violent behavior, substance use, and unsafe sexual behavior were tested as mediators between two forms of bullying, cyber and physical, and suicidal behavior. Data were taken from a large risk-behavior screening study with a sample of 4,693 public high school students (mean age = 16.11, 47 % female). The study's findings showed that both physical bullying and cyber bullying associated with substance use, violent behavior, unsafe sexual behavior, and suicidal behavior. Substance use, violent behavior, and unsafe sexual behavior also all associated with suicidal behavior. Substance use and violent behavior partially mediated the relationship between both forms of bullying and suicidal behavior. The comparable amount of variance in suicidal behavior accounted for by both cyber bullying and physical bullying underscores the important of further cyber bullying research. The direct association of each risk behavior with suicidal behavior also underscores the importance of reducing risk behaviors. Moreover, the role of violence and substance use as mediating behaviors offers an explanation of how risk behaviors can increase an adolescent's likelihood of suicidal behavior through habituation to physical pain and psychological anxiety.