Establishment of a risk prediction model for poly-victimization among rural left-behind children
Objective To construct a risk prediction model for poly-victimization(PV)among rural left-behind middle and high school students in Chaoshan,and to evaluate the prediction effect of the model,so as to provide scientific basis for early identifica-tion and prevention of PV among students.Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted among 1 005 left-behind students,se-lected from 7 middle and high schools in rural areas of Shantou City and Jieyang City by a stratified random cluster sampling method from January 2020 to September 2021,for the personal,family,external environmental factors,psychological factors(mental resili-ence,coping approaches,self-esteem and social support)and PV situations.R software and Logistic regression were used to screen predictor variables to build a risk prediction model,and the area under the ROC curve(area under the curve,AUC),accuracy,precision,recall,F1 value and calibration curve were used to evaluate the model's effect.Results The incidence rate of PV among left-behind middle and high school students was 23.38%.The results of Logistic regression analysis showed that physical illness or disability(β=1.02),grade retention during the past year(β=1.31),having no close partner(β=1.00),self-harm intention(sel-dom:β=0.58,occasionally:β=0.79),negative peer behavior(β=0.90),family member smoking(β=0.59),criminal offenses of parents(β=1.04),witnessing school bullying(β=0.78),house moving(β=0.58),using venting(β=0.34)and the coping style of patience(β=0.28)were positively correlated with PV among left-behind children in Chaoshan area,and family support in psy-chological flexibility(β=-0.31)was negatively correlated with PV(P<0.05).A nomogram prediction model was constructed for the meaningful variables included in the multivariate analysis,and the prediction model AUC was 0.88,the accuracy was 82.00%,the precision was 77.78%,and the Fl value was 43.75%.The calibration plot fitted well,and the model had good discrimination and calibration.Conclusion The risk prediction model for left-behind middle and high school students with PV has good predictive performance and is helpful for schools and communities to early identify high-risk middle and high school students with PV.