<p>This study examined factors in depression of bullied children from first- and second-generation immigrant families in the United States. This research applied data of 970 bullied immigrant children (who did not retaliate toward bullying perpetrators) extracted from the 2021 National Survey of Children’s Health conducted in the U.S. Logistic regression results indicated that likelihood of bullied immigrant children’s depression was associated negatively with ethnic-Asian children, repeated grade, single mothers, child health, and not speaking English at home. Such likelihood was associated positively with girls, middle and high school-aged children, difficult relationships with their peers, parent education level, living with family members with mental health problems, and difficulty of access to mental health services. These results imply that depression among immigrant children who have been bullied relates, in the main, to 6 domains: gender, age, cultural identity, health, caregiver/family factors, and access to mental health services. Thus it is important for social work professionals serving this population to emphasize family-centered interventions, parent-child bonding, culturally sensitive therapy, parenting workshops promoting family support systems, children’s health, family members’ mental health, and school- or community-based tutoring to lessen parental pressure on children concerning children’s academic performance.</p>

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Depression of Bullied Immigrant Children: An Analysis with Multiple Disadvantage Model

  • Tyrone C. Cheng,
  • Celia C. Lo

摘要

This study examined factors in depression of bullied children from first- and second-generation immigrant families in the United States. This research applied data of 970 bullied immigrant children (who did not retaliate toward bullying perpetrators) extracted from the 2021 National Survey of Children’s Health conducted in the U.S. Logistic regression results indicated that likelihood of bullied immigrant children’s depression was associated negatively with ethnic-Asian children, repeated grade, single mothers, child health, and not speaking English at home. Such likelihood was associated positively with girls, middle and high school-aged children, difficult relationships with their peers, parent education level, living with family members with mental health problems, and difficulty of access to mental health services. These results imply that depression among immigrant children who have been bullied relates, in the main, to 6 domains: gender, age, cultural identity, health, caregiver/family factors, and access to mental health services. Thus it is important for social work professionals serving this population to emphasize family-centered interventions, parent-child bonding, culturally sensitive therapy, parenting workshops promoting family support systems, children’s health, family members’ mental health, and school- or community-based tutoring to lessen parental pressure on children concerning children’s academic performance.