INTRODUCTION With the increasing use of social media and online platforms among adolescents, the relationship between traumatic life events and cyberbullying remains unclear. This study aimed to determine the associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and cyberbullying victimization among a racially/ethnically and socioeconomically diverse sample of early adolescents. METHODS We analyzed longitudinal data from 10,317 participants in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study, baseline (2016-2018, ages 9-10 years) to Year 2. Logistic regression analyses were used to estimate associations between ACEs and cyberbullying victimization, adjusting for sex, race/ethnicity, country of birth, household income, parental education, and study site. RESULTS In the sample (48.7% female, 46.0% racial/ethnic minority), 81.3% of early adolescents reported at least one ACE, and 9.6% reported cyberbullying victimization. In general, there was a dose-response relationship between the number of ACEs and cyberbullying victimization, as two (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 1.45, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.13-1.85), three (AOR: 2.08, 95% CI: 1.57-2.74), and four or more (AOR: 2.37, 95% CI: 1.61-3.49) ACEs were associated with cyberbullying victimization in adjusted models. In models examining the specific type of ACE, sexual abuse (AOR: 2.27, 95% CI: 1.26-4.11), physical neglect (AOR: 1.61, 95% CI: 1.24-2.09), and household mental health problems (AOR: 1.39, 95% CI: 1.18-1.65) had the strongest associations with cyberbullying victimization. CONCLUSION Adolescents who have experienced ACEs are at greater risk for experiencing cyberbullying. Interventions to prevent cyberbullying could use a trauma-informed framework, including inter-peer interventions to break this cycle of trauma.

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美国的不良童年经历和青少年早期网络欺凌。


简介 随着青少年越来越多地使用社交媒体和在线平台，创伤性生活事件与网络欺凌之间的关系仍不清楚。本研究旨在确定种族/民族和社会经济多样化的早期青少年样本中不良童年经历 (ACE) 与网络欺凌受害之间的关联。方法 我们分析了青少年大脑认知发展 (ABCD) 研究中 10,317 名参与者的纵向数据，从基线（2016-2018 年，9-10 岁）到第 2 年。逻辑回归分析用于估计 ACE 与网络欺凌受害之间的关联，并调整性别、种族/民族、出生国家、家庭收入、父母教育和学习地点。结果 在样本中（48.7% 为女性，46.0% 为少数族裔），81.3% 的早期青少年报告至少有一项 ACE，9.6% 的人报告遭受过网络欺凌。一般来说，ACE 数量与网络欺凌受害之间存在剂量反应关系，为 2（调整后优势比 [AOR]：1.45，95% 置信区间 [CI]：1.13-1.85）、3（AOR：2.08、在调整后的模型中，4 个或更多（AOR：2.37，95% CI：1.61-3.49）ACE 与网络欺凌受害相关。在检查特定类型 ACE 的模型中，性虐待（AOR：2.27，95% CI：1.26-4.11）、身体忽视（AOR：1.61，95% CI：1.24-2.09）和家庭心理健康问题（AOR：1.39） ，95% CI：1.18-1.65）与网络欺凌受害关系最强。结论 经历过 ACE 的青少年遭受网络欺凌的风险更大。 预防网络欺凌的干预措施可以使用创伤知情框架，包括同伴间干预，以打破这种创伤循环。