欺负受害与凶杀行为的关系及冲动的中介作用--来自中国早期青少年的证据

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

欺负受害与凶杀行为的关系及冲动的中介作用--来自中国早期青少年的证据

Authors: Zhang X, Li Y, Wang H, Lv X, Xu B, Zha L, Wang Y, Wang G, Su P.

Source：J Affect Disord. 2024 Aug 10;364:20-27. 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; Chinese early adolescents; Impulsivity; Murderous behaviors.

摘要

背景资料：有证据表明，在青少年中，经历欺凌受害（BV）和参与谋杀行为之间存在着强有力的关系。然而，冲动性在青少年BV和杀人行为之间的关系中的潜在中介作用仍有待进一步研究。

方法：从安徽省三所中学共抽取5724名青少年，平均年龄13.5岁。参与者完成了自我报告问卷，详细描述了他们的欺凌，冲动和杀人行为的经历。采用多因素Logistic回归和Poisson回归分析，探讨BV与杀人行为的关系。中介分析采用结构方程模型。

结果：在控制混杂因素后，发现BV经历与杀人行为呈正相关（p0.05）。中介作用分析显示BV通过冲动性对杀人行为的发生有显著的间接作用（间接作用= 0.027，95%CI：0.021，0.033）。BV似乎会提高冲动程度，这反过来又增加了杀人行为的可能性。此外，性别特异性分析表明，冲动在女性的言语和关系BV与杀人行为之间的联系中发挥了更大的中介作用，而身体和网络BV在男性中更显着。

结论：我们的研究结果强调了对经历BV并表现出高水平冲动的青少年进行早期有针对性干预的必要性，以降低他们从事杀人行为的风险。

关键词：欺负受害;中国早期青少年;冲动性;谋杀行为。