Further examining the role of dispositional fear of retaliation in cyberbullying perpetration: The moderating role of anonymity

IF 2.6 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Personality and Individual Differences Pub Date : 2024-12-18 DOI:10.1016/j.paid.2024.113010

Christopher P. Barlett

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Abstract

Dispositional fear of retaliation (DFoR) is a personality variable characterized by the pervasive anxiety focused on another's retaliatory behavior. Research has shown that this variable is related to aggression and cyberbullying perpetration; however, a paucity of research has focused on whether more established cyberbullying predictors (e.g., anonymity) moderate the relationship between DFoR and cyberbullying perpetration. The current study sampled 439 emerging adult participants (Mage = 19.73 years) and had them complete measures of DFoR, cyberbullying predictors (i.e., cyberbullying attitudes, anonymity, and cyberbullying beliefs), and cyberbullying perpetration. Results showed that cyberbullying attitudes, beliefs, and anonymity correlated with cyberbullying. Moreover, the relationship between DFoR and cyberbullying was moderated by anonymity. Simple slopes showed that the relationship between DFoR and cyberbullying was only found for those high, but not low, on anonymity. In other words, those who are consistently afraid of another's retaliatory behavior will cyberbully only when their identity is anonymous.

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进一步研究在网络欺凌行为中对报复的性格恐惧的作用：匿名的调节作用

性格性报复恐惧（disposition fear of retaliation, DFoR）是一种以对他人报复行为的普遍焦虑为特征的人格变量。研究表明，这一变量与攻击性和网络欺凌行为有关；然而，缺乏研究集中在更成熟的网络欺凌预测因素（例如，匿名性）是否调节DFoR与网络欺凌行为之间的关系。本研究对439名初出期成年参与者（年龄19.73岁）进行了抽样调查，并让他们完成了DFoR、网络欺凌预测因素（即网络欺凌态度、匿名性和网络欺凌信念）和网络欺凌行为的测量。结果表明，网络欺凌态度、信念和匿名性与网络欺凌相关。此外，匿名性对DFoR与网络欺凌的关系有调节作用。简单的斜率表明，DFoR和网络欺凌之间的关系只存在于匿名性高的人身上，而不存在于匿名性低的人身上。换句话说，那些一直害怕别人的报复行为的人只有在他们的身份是匿名的情况下才会进行网络欺凌。

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Personality and Individual Differences PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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8.50

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4.70%

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577

审稿时长

41 days

期刊介绍： Personality and Individual Differences is devoted to the publication of articles (experimental, theoretical, review) which aim to integrate as far as possible the major factors of personality with empirical paradigms from experimental, physiological, animal, clinical, educational, criminological or industrial psychology or to seek an explanation for the causes and major determinants of individual differences in concepts derived from these disciplines. The editors are concerned with both genetic and environmental causes, and they are particularly interested in possible interaction effects.