While sleep problems are positively associated with both peer victimization and substance use, previous studies largely have ignored the indirect role sleep problems may play in this association. This three-wave longitudinal study aimed to determine whether sleep problems might link peer victimization to subsequent substance use. Participants were 986 youth (53.7% female, M_age = 12.32 [SD = 0.54 years], 55.6% White, 24.4% Latinx, 22.8% African American/Black, 11.1% Multiracial/Multiethnic, 13.4% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 6.4% Native American) from three U.S. public middle schools. A structural equation model controlling for multiple potential confounds revealed an indirect effect of peer victimization on substance use through sleep problems. Multiple group analyses indicated that the indirect effect was larger for females than for males. Effects did not differ across school socioeconomic level. The results provide further support to include peer victimization when considering factors that may influence adolescent sleep issues and subsequent substance use.

虽然睡眠问题与同伴受害和物质使用呈正相关，但之前的研究在很大程度上忽略了睡眠问题可能在这种关联中发挥的间接作用。这项三波纵向研究旨在确定睡眠问题是否可能将同伴受害与随后的物质使用联系起来。参与者为 986 名青年（53.7% 为女性，M_年龄） = 12.32 [SD = 0.54 岁]、55.6% 白人、24.4% 拉丁裔、22.8% 非裔美国人/黑人、11.1% 多种族/多民族、13.4% 亚裔/太平洋岛民和 6.4% 美洲原住民）来自三所美国公立中学。控制多种潜在混淆的结构方程模型揭示了同伴受害通过睡眠问题对物质使用的间接影响。多组分析表明，女性的间接影响大于男性。不同学校社会经济水平的影响没有差异。在考虑可能影响青少年睡眠问题和随后的物质使用的因素时，这些结果提供了进一步的支持，包括同伴受害。