School bullying victimization and post-traumatic stress symptoms in adolescents: the mediating roles of feelings of insecurity and self-disclosure

BMC Psychology

Research

Yongyong Xu¹  Yichang Zha¹  Yingying Ye¹  Xiao Zhou¹  Rui Zhen² 

[1] Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Zhejiang University, 310028, Hangzhou, China;Jing Hengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, 311121, Hangzhou, China;

关键词: School bullying victimization;    PTSSs;    Feelings of insecurity;    Self-disclosure;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40359-023-01065-x

 received in 2022-07-25, accepted in 2023-01-23,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundPosttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSSs) is known to be a typical problem for school bullying victims. However, the underlying mechanism between school bullying victimization and PTSSs remains unknown. This study examined the mediating roles of feelings of insecurity and self-disclosure in the relationship between school bullying victimization and PTSSs in adolescents.MethodsSelf-report questionnaires were used to assess 5013 adolescents; 443 of them with school bullying experiences were selected to carry out this study.ResultsThe results found that school bullying victimization was directly related to more PTSSs, indirectly associated with more PTSSs through feelings of insecurity, and through the path from feelings of insecurity to self-disclosure. However, school bullying victimization did not exert an indirect effect on PTSSs through one step effect of self-disclosure.ConclusionsThese findings indicated that feelings of insecurity and self-disclosure mediated the relationship between school bullying victimization and PTSSs. The psychological service should reduce adolescents’ feelings of insecurity and give them more chances to disclose their bullying experiences.

【 授权许可】

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© The Author(s) 2023

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