The Influence of Bullying Victimization on Reactive Aggression among Upper Elementary School Students: The Mediating Effect of Victim Justice Sensitivity and the Moderating Effect of Negative Urgency
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Abstract
This study examined the influence of bullying victimization on reactive aggression among upper elementary school students, and the mediating effect of victim justice sensitivity on the relationship between such victimization and aggression. It also investigated whether negative urgency moderates the influence of bullying victimization on reactive aggression. The participants were a group of 262 children (114 boys and 148 girls) who were fourth to sixth-grade students from 10 elementary schools located in Seoul, Gyeong-gi, and Daegu. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation coefficients, and SPSS Process Macro Model 5. The results were as follows: First, victim justice sensitivity mediated the influence of bullying victimization on reactive aggression among upper elementary school students. Second, negative urgency moderated the effect of bullying victimization on reactive aggression, whereas the impact of this was greater when the level of negative urgency was high. The results suggest that reactive aggression among upper elementary school students could be effectively decreased by preventing bullying victimization, and reducing the level of victim justice sensitivity and negative urgency.
本研究考察了霸凌受害对小学生反应性攻击的影响,以及受害者正义敏感性在霸凌受害与攻击之间的中介作用。本研究亦探讨负向紧迫感是否会调节霸凌受害对反应性攻击的影响。参加此次调查的是首尔、京畿、大邱等地10所小学4 ~ 6年级的262名学生(男生114名,女生148名)。采用描述性统计、Pearson相关系数和SPSS Process Macro Model 5对数据进行分析。结果表明:第一,受害者正义敏感性在霸凌受害对小学生反应性攻击的影响中起中介作用。第二,消极紧迫感调节了欺凌受害对反应性攻击的影响,而当消极紧迫感水平高时,这种影响更大。结果表明,预防霸凌受害、降低受害者正义敏感性和消极紧迫感水平可以有效降低小学高年级学生的反应性攻击行为。