Cyberbullying Victimization and Non-suicidal Self-Injurious Behavior Among Chinese Adolescents: School Engagement as a Mediator and Sensation Seeking as a Moderator

Frontiers in Psychology

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Chengfu Yu¹  Qi Xie¹  Shanyan Lin²  Yue Liang¹  Guodong Wang¹  Yangang Nie¹  Jianping Wang⁴  Claudio Longobardi² 

[1] Department of Psychology and Research Center of Adolescent Psychology and Behavior, School of Education, Guangzhou University;Department of Psychology, University of Turin;Human Resources Department, Guangzhou University;School of Politics and Public Administration, South China Normal University

关键词: cyberbullying;    school engagement;    sensation seeking;    adolescent;    non-suicidal self-injury;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.572521

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Although a large body of research has indicated that cyberbullying victimization is a crucial risk factor for adolescent non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) behavior, the mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying this relationship remain unclear. To address this research gap, this study, based on the social control theory and the organism-environment interaction model, was designed to test whether school engagement mediated the relationship between cyberbullying victimization and adolescent NSSI and whether this mediating effect was moderated by sensation seeking. A sample of 1,102 adolescents ( M age = 13.17; SD = 0.69) anonymously completed the questionnaires. The results showed that the positive association between cyberbullying victimization and adolescent NSSI was mediated by school engagement. Moreover, this indirect link was significant for adolescents with high-level sensation seeking but non-significant for adolescents with low-level sensation seeking. These findings highlight school engagement as a potential mechanism linking cyberbullying victimization to adolescent NSSI, and high sensation seeking was an important risk factor to amplify this indirect effect. Intervention programs aimed at reducing NSSI among adolescents may benefit from the current research.

【 授权许可】

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