Popularity Goals and Bullying Behaviors Among Chinese Adolescents: The Moderating Roles of Popularity Status and Cognitive Empathy

IF 2 3区社会学 Q2 SOCIAL ISSUES Youth & Society Pub Date : 2022-08-17 DOI:10.1177/0044118X221116906

Wei Tong, Lihong Yang, Simeng Liu, Tingting Feng, Jichao Jia, Yuchi Zhang

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Abstract

Bullying is a goal-directed behavior that has long been in the spotlight of worldwide school mental health programs and research. However, the role of popularity goals in bullying and its potential mechanisms are unclear for adolescents in a non-Western cultural context. Based on 333 Chinese adolescents (52% female), the current study was the first to explore the potential moderating roles of popularity status and cognitive empathy in the association between popularity goals and early Chinese adolescents’ bullying behaviors. Moderated moderation analyses indicated that popularity status and cognitive empathy significantly moderated the positive relationship between popularity goals and Chinese adolescents’ bullying behaviors. Specifically, the statistically significant three-way interaction revealed that low popularity status and low cognitive empathy strengthen the positive links between popularity goals and bullying. The significant two-way interaction showed that the positive relations between popularity goals and bullying were stronger for low popularity among Chinese adolescents.

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中国青少年受欢迎目标与欺凌行为:受欢迎地位和认知共情的调节作用

欺凌是一种目标导向的行为，长期以来一直是世界各地学校心理健康项目和研究的焦点。然而，在非西方文化背景下，受欢迎目标在欺凌中的作用及其潜在机制尚不清楚。本研究以333名中国青少年（52%为女性）为对象，首次探讨了受欢迎程度和认知移情在受欢迎目标与早期中国青少年欺凌行为之间的潜在调节作用。适度调节分析表明，受欢迎程度和认知移情显著调节了受欢迎目标与中国青少年欺凌行为的正相关关系。具体而言，具有统计学意义的三方互动表明，低人气状态和低认知移情强化了人气目标与欺凌之间的积极联系。显著的双向互动表明，在中国青少年中，受欢迎程度越低，受欢迎目标与欺凌之间的正相关关系越强。

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