Analysis on the influencing factors of school bullying among middle school students in Henan Province / 中国学校卫生

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To explore the influencing factors of campus bullying among middle school students in Henan province, and to provide evidence for effective intervention measures.@*Methods@#A multi-stage stratified sampling method was used to select 5 407 middle students and implement a questionnaire survey on health status and influncing factors.@*Results@#The overall reported rate of campus bullying among middle school students in Henan Province was 2.2%. Boys reported higher rates of campus bullying in general(3.3%) than girls(1.1%), and the students in the economically poor area (2.9%) reported higher rates of being bullied than those in the economically medium area and the economically better area (2.0% and 1.8%), with statistically significant differences (χ2=30.66，6.02，P<0.05). Different family factors, tobacco and alcohol use, Internet and mobile phone use had different report rates of 6 types of bullying and overall bullying, with statistically significant differences (P<0.05). Multi-variate analysis showed that domestic violence (OR=4.76), alcohol consumption (OR=2.05) and Internet addiction (OR=2.63) were risk factors for campus bullying in middle school students, while girls (OR=0.41) had a lower risk of bullying victimization (P<0.05).@*Conclusion@#Campus bullying is common in middle school students in Henan province. Male students, domestic violence, alcohol consumption and Internet addiction are possible risk factors for bullying victimization. The targeted prevention measures should be taken in combination with multiple departments.