Structural equation model analysis on influencing factors of campus violence among teenager

Objective The aim of this study was to understand campus violence among teenagers and analyze the influencing factors,in order to provide a reference for the development of intervention measures.Methods Students in a high school in Wuyuan County of Jiangxi Province were selected by cluster sampling method to have a self-adminstered anonymous questionnaire.The questionnaire was translated into Chinese and amended according to the questionnaire of youth risk behavior surveillance (YRBS),and the structural equation model was used to analyze the influencing factors of campus violence.Results Among 1 810 students,267(14.75%) had physical violence,239(13.20%) were of mental violence and 78(4.31%) of sexual violence.The structural equation model of school students' campus violence showed that social factors had a negative impact on the indirect effect of campus violence(-0.224),the campus violence was influenced by individual behavior.The direct effect of individual behavior on campus violence was positive (0.731);The school performance had both direct effect (0.226) and indirect effect(0.074) on campus violence;the total effect of each factor in the model was 0.807,which explained the influence of campus violence,and the individual behavior was the main influencing factor of campus violence factor.Conclusion The total effect of individual behavior on the influencing factors of campus violence is the highest,suggesting that only the joint efforts of family,society,school and all aspects can effectively control the campus violence.