Social support and cyberbullying for university students: The mediating role of internet addiction and the moderating role of stress
Social support and cyberbullying for university students: The mediating role of internet addiction and the moderating role of stress
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DOI：
10.1007/s12144-021-01607-9
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发表时间：
2021-03-15
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Lei, Li
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作者：
Chu, Xiaoyuan;Li, Yuan;Lei, Li
尽管社会支持已被证明在网络欺凌中起着重要作用，但人们对这种关系背后的调解和调节机制知之甚少。本研究基于网络攻击性的人际视角、网络补偿性使用理论、问题行为理论和压力-脆弱性假说，考察了网络成瘾是否在社会支持与网络欺负之间的关系中起中介作用，以及这一中介过程的第一阶段以及社会支持与网络欺负之间的直接联系是否受到压力的调节。用1067名中国大学生(M-年龄=20.22岁，SD=1.45)的数据对理论模型进行了检验。参与者完成了匿名问卷调查，评估了他们的社会支持、网瘾、网络欺凌以及压力水平。结果表明，网络成瘾在社会支持和网络欺凌之间起到了部分中介作用。压力在第一阶段起到了调节作用。具体而言，社会支持对网络成瘾的影响只对压力较小的大学生有显著影响。结果强调了确定调节社会支持和年轻人网络欺凌之间中介路径的机制的重要性。
Although social support has been shown to play an important role in cyberbullying, little is known about the mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying this relation. Based on the interpersonal perspective on aggression, the theory of compensatory Internet use, the problem behavior theory, and the stress-vulnerability hypothesis, the present study examined whether Internet addiction mediated the relationship between social support and cyberbullying, and whether the first stage of this mediating process as well as the direct association between social support and cyberbullying was moderated by stress. The theoretical model was tested using data collected from 1067 Chinese university students (M-age = 20.22 years, SD = 1.45). Participants completed anonymous questionnaires assessing their social support, Internet addiction, cyberbullying as well as stress level. Results indicated that Internet addiction partially mediated the association between social support and cyberbullying. Stress played a moderating role in the first stage. Specifically, the effect of social support on Internet addiction was significant only for university students under low stress. Results highlight the significance of identifying the mechanisms that moderate the mediated paths between social support and cyberbullying of young adults.