Different Roles of Rumination and Mindfulness among Cyber-Ostracized Adolescents’ Psychological Well-Being

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

卷:19

Peng Xie¹  Ting Liu¹  Wenlong Mu¹  Yu Wang¹  Yuwei Zhang¹  Xue Li² 

[1] School of Economics and Management, Wuhan University, Bayi Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, China;

[2] School of Foreign Studies, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, China;

关键词: cyber-ostracism;    rumination;    mindfulness;    psychological well-being;    adolescents;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph19031222

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Previous research has confirmed the harmful effects of cyber-ostracism on adolescents. However, research that has investigated the effect of cyber-ostracism on adolescents’ psychological well-being and the underlying mechanisms of this influence remains scarce. Using a sample of 421 Chinese adolescents, this study examined the short-term effect of cyber-ostracism on adolescents’ psychological well-being, along with the mediating effect of rumination. Mindfulness is considered as a moderator influencing this underlying mechanism. Questionnaires regarding cyber-ostracism, rumination, and mindfulness were administered at the beginning of the spring semester. Psychological well-being was assessed three months later. The study found that cyber-ostracism significantly and negatively predicted adolescents’ psychological well-being. As shown by the mediation analysis, rumination partly mediated the effect of cyber-ostracism on adolescents’ psychological well-being. Moderated mediation analysis indicated that mindfulness played a moderating role in the relationship between cyber-ostracism and adolescents’ psychological well-being as well as the relationship between cyber-ostracism and rumination. Specifically, mindfulness would decrease the negative impact of cyber-ostracism on adolescents’ psychological well-being. This study uncovers the short-term effect of cyber-ostracism on adolescents’ psychological well-being and accentuates the underlying mechanisms of this effect, which has substantial implications for interventions and practices to reduce the detrimental effects of cyber-ostracism among adolescents.

【 授权许可】

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