Relationship between school bullying and mental sub-health in middle school students

VernacularTitle:初中生校园欺凌与心理亚健康的关系
Author: Dandan LU ¹ ; Fang LI ; Huihao WANG ; Yue GUAN ; Quzhen GESANG ; Liang YUAN ; Hong YAN ; Bin YU
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1. 武汉大学公共卫生学院,武汉 430071
Keywords: adolescent; school bullying; mental sub-health; psychological resilience; moderating effect
From: Chinese Mental Health Journal 2024;38(2):104-108
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective:To explore the relationship between school bullying and mental sub-health in middle school students and the potential moderating role of resilience in this relationship.Methods:Totally 792 students aged 10 to 14 years from two middle schools in Wuhan were selected.The Chinese version of Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire,Multidimensional Sub-health Questionnaire of Adolescents,and Adolescent Psychological Resilience Scale were used to measure school bullying,mental sub-health,and psychological resilience of students,respectively.Results:Being bullied scores were positively associated with mental sub-health scores(β=1.88).The moderating effect of psychological resilience scores between being the scores of bullied and mental sub-health was statistically significant(β=-0.07).Conclusion:The experience of bullying may be associated with mental sub-health problems of middle school students,and psychological resilience may play a moderating role in the relation-ship between being bullied and mental sub-health.