Mediating role of depression symptom in the association among peer bullying and suicidal ideation in junior high school students
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.10.004
- VernacularTitle:初中生抑郁症状在同伴欺凌与自杀意念间的中介作用
- Author:
CHEN Shanshan, HE Yang, YUAN Mengyuan, LI Yonghan, CHANG Junjie, WANG Gengfu, SU Puyu
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Author Information
1. Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University/ Key Laboratory Population Health Across Life Cycle,Ministry of Education of the Peoples Republic of China/Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health and Aristogenics, Hefei (230032) , China
- Publication Type:期刊文章
- Keywords:
Depression;
Violence;
Mental health;
Suicide;
Adolescent
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2022;43(10):1456-1461
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the mediating effect of depressive symptom on the relationship between peer bullying patterns and suicidal ideation, and to provide suggestions for school bullying and suicide prevention for adolescents.
Methods:A follow up cohort was established in a junior middle school in Suixi County, Anhui Province in September 2019 (T1). The first follow up was conducted in September 2020 (T2). A total of 1 687 junior high school students participated in this study. Self designed peer bullying questionnaire,center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for children,and questions regarding suicide related behaviors were administered.
Results:Prevalence of suicidal ideation, victimization and bullying were 28.3%, 27.0% and 24.4%, respectively. The latent class analysis(LCA) identified three heterogeneous peer bullying classes: low aggressive victims(71.4%), high aggressive victims(3.3%), high verbal and relational aggressive victims( 25.3 %). The low aggressive victims class was used as the reference group, T1 depressive symptom mediated the association between high aggressive victims(mediating effect=0.43, P < 0.05 ), high verbal and relational aggressive victims class (mediating effect= 0.29 , P <0.05) and T2 suicidal ideation.
Conclusion:Depressive symptom plays a mediating role in the relationship between peer bullying and suicidal ideation. In order to prevent peer bullying and suicide related psychological behaviors of adolescents, educators should pay attention to adolescents mental health when formulating corresponding measures.
