Network analysis of campus bullying and anxiety symptoms among rural middle school students
Objective To explore the network structure characteristics and core items of rural middle school students suffering from campus bullying and anxiety symptoms,so as to provide a reference basis for the precise prevention and intervention of the co-morbidity of campus bullying and anxiety symptoms.Methods From September 2021 to March 2022,a multi-stage random cluster sampling method was used to select 1 920 rural middle school students from Xuzhou.The Chinese version of the Olweus Bully/Vic-tim Questionnaire was used to investigate the situation of campus bullying,and the Chinese version of the Generalized Anxiety Dis-order(GAD-7)was used to assess anxiety symptoms.The network analysis method was used to construct the network between suf-fering from campus bullying and anxiety symptoms of rural middle school students to evaluate the centrality,bridge strength,stabili-ty and accuracy of each item.Results The total score of suffering from campus bullying symptoms of rural middle school students was(10.42±3.26)points,and the total score of anxiety symptoms was(11.47±4.93)points.The symptom with the highest strength and expected influence was"unable to stop or control one's worry emotions",and the node strength and expected influence value was 1.041 7.The nodes"feel nervous,anxious or irritable"and"unable to stop or control one's worry emotions"were most closely related.The symptoms with the highest bridge strength were"others give me ugly nicknames to scold me or make fun of and satirize me"and"unable to stop or control one's worry emotions".Conclusions Rural middle school students'suffering from campus bull-ying is related to anxiety symptoms.Accurate intervention according to the intervention targets may minimize the negative impact of suffering from campus bullying and anxiety symptoms on rural middle school students.
ViolenceAnxietyMental healthStudentsRural population
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