Association of different forms of bullying victimisation with adolescents’ psychological distress and reduced emotional wellbeing
Association of different forms of bullying victimisation with adolescents’ psychological distress and reduced emotional wellbeing
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不同形式的欺凌受害与青少年心理困扰和情绪健康下降的关系
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2016
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Joanne Williams
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作者：
H. Thomas;Gary C. K. Chan;James G. Scott;J. Connor;A. Kelly;Joanne Williams
目标：众所周知，欺凌受害的频率和情绪反应与青少年心理健康状况不佳有关。一个潜在的、未被充分调查的重要因素是欺凌的形式。欺凌行为的四种常见形式是谩骂、人身威胁或伤害、散布谣言和社会排斥。为了更全面地了解青春期欺凌受害情况，我们研究了所有三个因素（频率、情绪反应、形式）与心理困扰和情绪健康的关联。方法：对青少年进行分层随机抽样（n = 10, 273；平均年龄 = 14.33岁，标准差 = 1.68岁），在课堂时间完成欺凌受害情况（Gatehouse欺凌问卷）、心理困扰（K10）和情绪健康（心理健康量表）的验证测量。研究了欺凌受害形式与心理健康结果之间的关联。结果：青少年报告了所有四种形式的欺凌行为的普遍程度：戏弄或辱骂（30.6%）、谣言传播（17.9%）、社会排斥（14.3%）以及身体威胁或伤害（10.7%）。受害与各种形式的欺凌行为造成的心理困扰程度显着升高和情绪健康水平降低独立相关。特别是，社会排斥与精神疾病有密切关系。经常遭受令人心烦意乱的欺凌的青少年报告称，他们的心理压力更大，情绪健康程度也更低。结论：不同形式的欺凌受害与心理困扰和情绪健康下降独立相关。特别是，频繁且令人不安的社会排斥需要学校社区和卫生从业人员采取有针对性和谨慎的应对措施。
Objective: The frequency and emotional response to bullying victimisation are known to be associated with adolescent mental ill health. A potentially important under-investigated factor is the form of bullying. Four common forms of bullying behaviours are name-calling, physical threats or harm, rumour spreading and social exclusion. To more comprehensively understand bullying victimisation in adolescence, we examined the association of all three factors (frequency, emotional response, form) to psychological distress and emotional wellbeing. Method: A stratified, random sample of adolescents (n = 10, 273; mean age = 14.33 years, standard deviation = 1.68 years) completed validated measures of bullying victimisation (Gatehouse Bullying Questionnaire), psychological distress (K10) and emotional wellbeing (Mental Health Inventory) in classroom time. Associations between the form of bullying victimisation and mental health outcomes were examined. Results: Adolescents reported a high prevalence of all four forms of bullying: teased or called names (30.6%), rumour spreading (17.9%), social exclusion (14.3%) and physical threats or harm (10.7%). Victimisation was independently associated with significantly higher levels of psychological distress and reduced levels of emotional wellbeing for all forms of bullying. In particular, social exclusion had a strong association with mental ill health. Adolescents who experienced frequent bullying that was upsetting reported higher psychological distress and reduced emotional wellbeing. Conclusion: Different forms of bullying victimisation were independently associated with psychological distress and reduced emotional wellbeing. In particular, frequent and upsetting social exclusion requires a targeted and measured response by school communities and health practitioners.
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25.8
作者：
Copeland, William E.;Wolke, Dieter;Angold, Adrian;Costello, E. Jane
通讯作者：
Costello, E. Jane