遭受同伴欺凌与谋害行为的关联及冲动的中介作用：来自中国青春发育早期青少年的证据

Relationship between bullying victimization and murderous behaviors and impulsivity's mediating role: Evidence from Chinese early adolescents

遭受同伴欺凌与谋害行为的关联及冲动的中介作用：来自中国青春发育早期青少年的证据

Author: Xiran Zhang, Yonghan Li, Huixuan Wang, Xin Lv, Baoyu Xu, Lanqi Zha, Yifan Wang, Gengfu Wang, Puyu Su

Source: Journal of Affective Disorders

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.08.007.

Abstract

Background: Evidence suggests a robust relationship between experiencing bullying victimization (BV) and engaging in murderous behaviors among adolescents. However, the potential mediating effect of impulsivity on the relationship between BV and murderous behaviors in early adolescents remains underexplored.

Methods: A total of 5724 adolescents, with a mean age of 13.5 years, were enrolled from three middle schools in Anhui Province, China. Participants completed self-report questionnaires detailing their experiences with bullying, impulsiveness, and murderous behaviors. To assess the relationship between BV and murderous behaviors, multivariate logistic regression and Poisson regression analyses were conducted. Mediation analysis was performed using structural equation modeling.

Results: After controlling for confounding factors, a positive association was found between experiencing BV and engaging in murderous behaviors (p < 0.05). Mediation analysis revealed a significant indirect effect of BV on the occurrence of murderous behaviors through impulsivity (indirect effect = 0.027, 95 % CI: 0.021, 0.033). BV appears to heighten levels of impulsivity, which in turn increases the likelihood of murderous behaviors. Additionally, sex-specific analysis indicated that impulsivity played a greater mediating role in the link between verbal and relational BV and murderous behaviors in females, while physical and cyber BV were more significant in males.

Conclusions: Our findings underscore the necessity of early targeted interventions for adolescents experiencing BV and exhibiting high levels of impulsivity to mitigate their risk of engaging in murderous behaviors.

Keywords: Bullying victimization; Murderous behaviors; Impulsivity; Chinese early adolescents

摘要

背景：研究表明青少年遭受同伴欺凌（BV）与参与谋害行为之间存在密切关联。然而，冲动性在青少年遭受欺凌与谋害行为关联中的潜在中介作用仍未得到充分探讨。

方法：本研究在中国安徽省的三所初中共招募了5724名平均年龄为13.5岁青少年。受试者填写了自我报告问卷，详细描述了他们遭受欺凌、冲动和谋害行为的经历。研究采用多元逻辑回归和泊松回归分析评估遭受BV与谋害行为之间的关联。使用结构方程模型进行了中介分析。

结果：在控制了混杂因素后，研究发现遭受BV与参与谋害行为之间存在正向关联（p < 0.05）。中介分析显示，遭受BV通过冲动性对谋害行为的发生具有显著的间接影响（间接效应=0.027，95 % CI：0.021，0.033）。遭受BV可能会提高个体冲动性水平，进而增加谋害行为发生的可能性。此外，性别特异性分析表明，女性的冲动性在遭受言语和关系BV与谋害行为之间的关联中起着更大的中介作用，而男性的冲动性在遭受躯体和网络BV与谋害行为关联中更为显著。

结论：我们的研究结果表明，有必要对遭受BV和表现出高冲动性的青少年进行有针对性的早期干预，以降低他们发生谋害行为的风险。