The influence of cyberbullying victimization on adolescents' engagement in non-suicidal self-injurious behavior: A longitudinal multi-mediation analysis

IF 3.4 2区心理学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES Child Abuse & Neglect Pub Date : 2025-01-16 DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.107237

Jingyu Geng , Lu Jiao , Siqi Pan , Yiling Liu , Yuhui Wang

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Abstract

Background

Cyberbullying victimization during adolescence may induce an increased risk for non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). However, the longitudinal mediating mechanism underlying the association of cyberbullying victimization with adolescents' NSSI over time has not been studied fully.

Objective

The current study aimed to examine the longitudinal mediating mechanism underlying relationship between cyberbullying victimization and NSSI. Based on Nock's (2009) integrated developmental model of NSSI, this study explored the mediating effects of psychological distress and maladaptive beliefs following cyberbullying victimization in this relationship.

Participants and setting

A total of 773 Chinese adolescents (48.4 % males, T3 mean age = 16.37 ± 0.49 years) participated in this study and completed self-report questionnaires.

Methods

We employed a three-wave (called T1, T2, and T3) longitudinal design. The participants completed all of the questionnaires at T1, completed questionnaires on psychological distress and maladaptive beliefs at T2, and completed the NSSI list at T3. Correlation analysis, structural equation modeling (SEM), and a bootstrap procedure were used to test our expectations.

Results

Correlation analysis indicated that cyberbullying victimization, maladaptive beliefs, psychological distress, and NSSI were significantly and positively correlated with each other. The results of mediation analysis revealed that early cyberbullying victimization (T1) had a direct association with adolescents' subsequent NSSI (T3), and early cyberbullying victimization (T1) indirectly predicted adolescents' subsequent NSSI (T3) via the parallel and sequential mediating effects of maladaptive beliefs (T2) and psychological distress (T2).

Conclusions

Victims of cyberbullying are often prone to engaging in NSSI. Interventions that target students with NSSI should focus on intervening in their maladaptive beliefs and psychological distress following cyberbullying victimization.

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背景：青少年时期遭受网络欺凌可能导致非自杀性自伤（NSSI）的风险增加。然而，随着时间的推移，网络欺凌受害与青少年自伤行为之间关系的纵向中介机制尚未得到充分的研究。目的：探讨网络欺凌受害与自伤之间的纵向中介机制。本研究基于Nock（2009）的自伤综合发展模型，探讨了网络欺凌受害后心理困扰和适应不良信念在这一关系中的中介作用。对象与环境：共有773名中国青少年参与本研究，其中男性48.4%，T3平均年龄= 16.37±0.49岁。方法：我们采用三波（称为T1、T2和T3）纵向设计。被试在T1完成所有问卷，在T2完成心理困扰和适应不良信念问卷，在T3完成自伤清单。相关分析，结构方程模型（SEM）和bootstrap程序被用来检验我们的期望。结果：相关分析表明，网络欺凌受害、适应不良信念、心理困扰和自伤之间存在显著正相关。中介分析结果显示，早期网络欺凌受害（T1）与青少年后续自伤（T3）有直接关联，早期网络欺凌受害（T1）通过适应不良信念（T2）和心理困扰（T2）的平行和顺序中介作用间接预测青少年后续自伤（T3）。结论：网络欺凌的受害者往往有自伤倾向。针对自伤学生的干预应侧重于干预其在网络欺凌受害后的适应不良信念和心理困扰。

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期刊介绍： Official Publication of the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. Child Abuse & Neglect The International Journal, provides an international, multidisciplinary forum on all aspects of child abuse and neglect, with special emphasis on prevention and treatment; the scope extends further to all those aspects of life which either favor or hinder child development. While contributions will primarily be from the fields of psychology, psychiatry, social work, medicine, nursing, law enforcement, legislature, education, and anthropology, the Journal encourages the concerned lay individual and child-oriented advocate organizations to contribute.