Predictive analysis of bullying victimization trajectory in a Chinese early adolescent cohort based on machine learning.

Journal: Journal of affective disorders
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The development of bullying victimization among adolescents displays significant individual variability, with general, group-based interventions often proving insufficient for partial victims. This study aimed to conduct a machine learning-based predictive analysis of bullying victimization trajectories among Chinese early adolescents and to examine the underlying determinants.

Authors

  • Xue Wen
    Xinhua College of Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China.
  • Ting Tang
    Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China.
  • Xinhui Wang
    School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Shangyuan Village No 3 in Haidian, Beijing, China.
  • Yingying Tong
    Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No.81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China.
  • Dongxue Zhu
    Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No.81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China.
  • Fan Wang
    Faculty of Information Engineering and Automation, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.
  • Han Ding
    State Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
  • Puyu Su
    Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No.81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, No 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health and Aristogenics, No 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China. Electronic address: supuyu@ahmu.edu.cn.
  • Gengfu Wang
    Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No.81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle (Anhui Medical University), Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, No 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health and Aristogenics, No 81 Meishan Road, Hefei 230032, Anhui, China. Electronic address: wanggenfu@ahmu.edu.cn.