Abstract

Support from parents and school staff are important for adolescent well-being. However, few studies have examined the role of parental involvement and adult social support at school on high school students’ mental health, specifically, suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs). Data were collected from 362,980 high school students (51.85% female) from 412 schools in Georgia. Students reported perceptions of parental involvement, adult social support at school, experiences of face-to-face victimization, cyber victimization, and STBs. Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) results showed that perceived parental involvement and adult social support at the student and school levels were negatively related to adolescent STBs. Face-to-face victimization and cyber victimization at the student and school levels were significant predictors for STBs. Student-level perceived parental involvement and adult social support mitigated the relationship between peer victimization and STBs. However, school-level perceived adult social support exacerbated the relationship between face-to-face and cyber victimization and STBs. It is essential to attend to the differential effect of student-level and school-level adult social support on youth mental health. It is also important to promote parental involvement and adult social support to promote mental health among high school students.

Impact and Implications

This study highlights the risk of both face-to-face and cyber victimization and the protective role of parental involvement on adolescent suicide. It also differentiates the effect of student-level and school-level adult social support for youth who experience peer victimization.

摘要

家长和学校工作人员的支持对青少年的健康很重要。然而，很少有研究考察父母参与和学校成人社会支持对高中生心理健康的作用，特别是自杀念头和行为 (STB)。数据来自佐治亚州 412 所学校的 362,980 名高中生（51.85% 为女性）。学生报告了对父母参与、学校成人社会支持、面对面受害、网络受害和机顶盒的经历的看法。分层线性模型 (HLM) 结果表明，在学生和学校层面感知到的父母参与和成人社会支持与青少年 STB 呈负相关。学生和学校层面的面对面受害和网络受害是机顶盒的重要预测因素。学生水平感知的父母参与和成人社会支持减轻了同伴受害与 STB 之间的关系。然而，学校层面感知到的成人社会支持加剧了面对面和网络受害与 STB 之间的关系。必须关注学生层面和学校层面的成人社会支持对青少年心理健康的不同影响。促进父母参与和成人社会支持以促进高中生的心理健康也很重要。必须关注学生层面和学校层面的成人社会支持对青少年心理健康的不同影响。促进父母参与和成人社会支持以促进高中生的心理健康也很重要。必须关注学生层面和学校层面的成人社会支持对青少年心理健康的不同影响。促进父母参与和成人社会支持以促进高中生的心理健康也很重要。

影响和启示

这项研究强调了面对面和网络受害的风险以及父母参与对青少年自杀的保护作用。它还区分了学生层面和学校层面的成人社会支持对遭受同伴伤害的青年的影响。