Cyberbullying victimization and symptoms of depression and anxiety among Chinese adolescents: Examining hopelessness as a mediator and self-compassion as a moderator
Cyberbullying victimization and symptoms of depression and anxiety among Chinese adolescents: Examining hopelessness as a mediator and self-compassion as a moderator
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DOI：
10.1016/j.chb.2018.04.039
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发表时间：
2018-09-01
影响因子：
9.9
通讯作者：
Zhou, Zong-Kui
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作者：
Chu, Xiao-Wei;Fan, Cui-Ying;Zhou, Zong-Kui
网络欺凌已被确定为青少年抑郁和焦虑发展的一个重要易受伤害因素。然而，人们对可能调节或调节这些关系的潜在过程知之甚少。本研究考察了在网络欺凌受害与抑郁和焦虑症状之间的关系中，以绝望为中介，以自我同情心为调节变量。被试包括489名11~15岁的中国早期青少年(男性=12.67，SD=0.75；43.6%的女孩)，他们完成了网络欺凌受害、绝望、自我同情、抑郁和焦虑的测量。采用偏差修正Bootstrap方法对所提出的调节中介模型进行检验。结果表明，在控制了参与者的性别和年龄后，绝望在网络欺凌受害与抑郁和焦虑之间起到了部分中介作用。网络欺凌对抑郁和焦虑的直接影响以及绝望的中介效应被自我同情所调节。具体地说，这些影响在自怨自艾程度较低的青少年中要强得多。本研究可以扩展我们关于网络欺凌受害如何、何时和何时与抑郁和焦虑相关的知识。本文进一步讨论了本研究的局限性和实践意义。(C)2018爱思唯尔有限公司。保留所有权利。
Cyberbullying victimization has been identified as a significant vulnerability factor in the development of adolescents' depression and anxiety. However, little is known about the underlying processes that may mediate or moderate these relationships. The present study examined hopelessness as a mediator and self-compassion as a moderator in the relations between cyberbullying victimization and symptoms of depression and anxiety. The sample consisted of 489 Chinese early adolescents aged from 11 to 15 years (M = 12.67, SD = 0.75; 43.6% girls) who completed measures of cyberbullying victimization, hopelessness, self-compassion, depression, and anxiety. Bias-corrected bootstrap method was employed to test the proposed moderated mediation models. Results indicated that after controlling for participants' gender and age, hopelessness partially mediated the relationships between cyberbullying victimization and depression as well as anxiety. The direct effects of cyberbullying victimization on depression and anxiety, and the mediation effects of hopelessness were moderated by self-compassion. Specifically, these effects were much stronger for adolescents with lower self-compassion. The present study can extend our knowledge about how, when, and when of how cyberbullying victimization is related to depression and anxiety. Limitations and practical implications of this study are further discussed. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.