The association between domestic violence exposure and cyberbullying behavior among secondary school students

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Title: The association between domestic violence exposure and cyberbullying behavior among secondary school students
Authors: Di Chen, Boyang Xu, Jing Chen
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry, Vol 14 (2023)
Publisher Information: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023.
Publication Year: 2023
Collection: LCC:Psychiatry
Subject Terms: cyberbullying behavior, domestic violence exposure, depression, self-control, secondary school students, Psychiatry, RC435-571
More Details: IntroductionCyberbullying could have a severe and long-term impact on the physical and mental health of secondary school students because of its characteristics of being hidden, repetitive, and exceeding the limitations of time and space, thus attracting widespread attention. Among the many environmental factors, family was the immediate environment where secondary school students live. Violent behaviors such as aggression displayed by other subjects in the family environment could trigger aggressive behaviors among secondary school students, and the indirectness of the online environment intensifies this tendency.MethodsThis study used the Cyberbullying Scale, the Domestic Violence Exposure Scale, the Depression Scale, and the Brief Self-Control Scale to conduct a questionnaire survey of 10,273 secondary school students in 12 secondary schools from Liaoning, Zhejiang, and Henan provinces in China to explore the relationship and internal mechanisms between domestic violence exposure and cyberbullying behavior among secondary school students.ResultsThis study found that (1) domestic violence exposure has a significant positive associated with cyberbullying behavior among secondary school students; (2) the mediating effect of depression partially exists between domestic violence exposure and cyberbullying behavior among secondary school students; (3). self-control alleviated the effects of domestic violence exposure on cyberbullying among secondary school students but intensified the effects of depression on cyberbullying among secondary school students.DiscussionThe results suggest that while focusing on the association of domestic violence exposure with cyberbullying among secondary school students, it is also necessary to pay attention to the mediating effect of depression and the mitigating and intensifying mechanisms of self-control, resulting in a notable weakening effect on cyberbullying among secondary school students.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1664-0640
Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1302477/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-0640
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1302477
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/373865d34e4c410c99b2264c26769221
Accession Number: edsdoj.373865d34e4c410c99b2264c26769221
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:16640640
DOI:10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1302477
Published in:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Language:English