Analysis of bullying prevalence and associated factors among middle school students in Shanghai
Objective To explore the current status and associated factors of bullying behavior among middle school students in Shanghai,so as to provide a reference basis for carrying out bullying intervention work.Methods From May to June 2021,a strat-ified cluster sampling method was used to select 19 000 middle school students from 63 schools in 16 districts of Shanghai,and the Shanghai Youth Health Risk Behavior Survey Questionnaire was used to conduct an anonymous questionnaire survey of enrolled students.Chi-square test and binary Logistic regression analysis were employed to investigate the associated factors of bullying a-mong middle school students.Results The prevalence of bullying behaviors in Shanghai was 15.5％,with males and junior high school students exhibiting the higher reporting rate(19.5％,17.2％).And malicious teasing or name-calling had the highest reported rate at 9.4％.The results of binary Logistic regression analysis showed that fighting(OR=5.02),attempting to smoke(OR=3.22),having a feeling of sadness and hopelessness(OR=2.50)and getting drunk(OR=1.72)were positively associated with bullying be-havior among middle school students.Fighting(OR=3.83-8.97),attempting to smoke(OR=2.92-5.52),having a feeling of sad-ness and hopelessness(OR=2.40-4.34),and getting drunk(OR=1.66-2.34)were positively correlated with 6 forms of bullying(malicious teasing or name-calling,intentionally damaging someone else's belongings,deliberately excluding someone from activi-ties or isolating someone,threatening or intimidating others,hitting,kicking,or pushing someone,and verbally harassing or attac-king someone online)(P＜0.05).Conclusions Bullying behavior of middle school students in Shanghai primarily presents as ver-bal harassment.In the future,greater attention should be directed towards bullies,and it should recognize potential hazards prompt-ly and implement precise intervention measures.
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