Bullying and Self-harm in Adolescents: The Roles of Attachment Style and Parental Support

青少年的欺凌和自残：依恋风格和父母支持的作用

• 批准号: 2271324
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Nottingham
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2019 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2271324
• 关键词: Bullying; Self; harm; Adolescents; Roles

Suicide is one of the leading causes of death among adolescents globally. The strongest known predictor of suicide is self-harm. Recent research has shown that self-harm increases rapidly between the ages of 12 and 15 years, particularly in females. Nevertheless, the origins of this increase have only been examined by a small number of studies. An under-researched, yet important risk factor for adolescent self-harm is bullying. It has been shown that victimisation is associated with severe mental health effects and increased risk of suicidal ideation and self-harm behaviour. Furthermore, bullies who have also been victimised are at increased risk of acute mental health problems and self-harm behaviour. A significant factor associated with bullying is parent-child bonding, particularly in females. Research has found insecure attachment styles in both victims and bully-victims. Similarly, research has found an association between victimisation/bully-victimisation and low parental support. Currently, there is minimal research investigating these potential factors; yet, it is vital to increase our understanding in order to inform the development of future interventions and clinical support for self-harm which is urgently needed in young people. Consequently, this PhD project will aim to address the initial questions:1) Does attachment style and parental support mediate the relationship between victimisation/bully-victimisation and self-harm?2) What are the key factors relating to attachment style and parental support in those with self-harmful behaviour?This PhD project will consist of two studies, combining quantitative and qualitative research techniques which will inform the design of a large prospective school-based study. This will enable us to test the temporal relationships amongst these variables in adolescents.

自杀是全球青少年死亡的主要原因之一。已知自杀的最强预测因子是自残。最近的研究表明，自我伤害在12至15岁之间迅速增加，尤其是在女性中。然而，这一增长的起因只被少数研究调查过。青少年自残的一个未充分研究但重要的风险因素是欺凌。研究表明，受害与严重的心理健康影响以及自杀意念和自残行为风险增加有关。此外，曾经遭受欺凌的人出现严重心理健康问题和自残行为的风险更高。与欺凌相关的一个重要因素是亲子关系，尤其是在女性中。研究发现，受害者和欺凌受害者都有不安全的依恋类型。同样，研究发现受害/欺凌受害与父母的低支持之间存在关联。目前，对这些潜在因素的研究很少；然而，提高我们的理解是至关重要的，以便为未来干预措施的发展提供信息，并为年轻人迫切需要的自我伤害提供临床支持。因此，本博士项目将致力于解决最初的问题：1)依恋类型和父母支持是否介导了受害/欺凌受害与自我伤害之间的关系？2)有自残行为者的依恋类型和父母支持的关键因素是什么？这个博士项目将包括两项研究，结合定量和定性研究技术，这将为一项大型前瞻性学校研究的设计提供信息。这将使我们能够在青少年中测试这些变量之间的时间关系。