ABSTRACT

We investigated whether the associations between involvement in bullying and emotional and behavioral symptoms among adolescents differ according to sexual orientation. Respondents were 25 147 boys and 25 257 girls in comprehensive school (M_age 15.4, SD 0.6), and 33 231 males and 36 765 females in upper secondary education (M_age 17.4, SD 0.8) in Finland. Data were analyzed using cross-tabulations with Chi-square statistics and logistic regression. SMY reported more symptoms and more involvement in bullying than did heterosexual youth. Involvement in bullying as both victim and perpetrator was associated with emotional and behavioral symptoms among all adolescents, regardless of their sexual orientation. These associations were mainly consistent across sexual orientation groups. The few differences found suggested weaker associations among SMY than among heterosexual youth.

摘要

我们调查了青少年受欺凌程度与情绪和行为症状之间的关联是否因性取向而异。受访者25名147男孩和25个257女孩在综合学校（M_年龄15.4，SD 0.6），和33 231名男性和36位女性765在高中教育（M_年龄17.4，SD 0.8）在芬兰。使用具有卡方统计量和逻辑回归的交叉表分析数据。与异性恋青年相比，SMY报告出更多的症状和更多的参与欺凌行为。不论其性取向如何，在所有青少年中参与欺凌既是受害者又是犯罪者，与他们的情绪和行为症状有关。这些关联主要在性取向群体之间是一致的。发现的一些差异表明SMY之间的关联比异性青年之间的关联弱。