Social Support and Bullying Victimization: A Moderated Chain Mediation Model.

IF 2.5 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Psychology Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-06 DOI:10.1080/00223980.2025.2595506

Yujiang Zhou, Tingting Zhu, Yanling Chen, Enna Fu, Xinwei Hong, Lin Zhang

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Abstract

Social support is an established protective factor against bullying victimization. Despite its importance, it remains limited exploration of how social support reduces bullying victimization among adolescents and the conditions under which such effects may be moderated. This study aimed to examine the mediating roles of coping efficacy and coping style in the relationship between social support and bullying victimization, and the moderating role of help-seeking willingness. A total of 992 adolescents in China completed a paper-and-pencil questionnaire. The results showed that: (1) social support, coping efficacy, coping style and help-seeking willingness were significantly correlated with bullying victimization; (2) social support indirectly predicted adolescent bullying victimization through the mediation of coping efficacy and coping style; and (3) help-seeking willingness moderated the associations of social support, coping efficacy, and coping strategies with bullying victimization. These findings demonstrate that social support serves as a significant protective factor that can reduce bullying victimization by enhancing adolescents' coping efficacy and improving negative coping styles. Moreover, help-seeking willingness may buffer against the risk of bullying victimization associated with low levels of social support, coping efficacy, and adaptive coping styles.

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社会支持与霸凌受害：一个有调节的链条中介模型。

社会支持是防止欺凌受害的既定保护因素。尽管它很重要，但对于社会支持如何减少青少年中的欺凌受害以及这种影响可能被缓和的条件的探索仍然有限。本研究旨在探讨应对效能和应对方式在社会支持与欺凌受害关系中的中介作用，以及求助意愿的调节作用。中国共有992名青少年完成了纸笔问卷调查。结果表明：(1)社会支持、应对效能、应对方式和求助意愿与欺凌受害显著相关；(2)社会支持通过应对效能和应对方式间接预测青少年欺凌受害；(3)求助意愿调节了社会支持、应对效能和应对策略对欺凌受害的影响。研究结果表明，社会支持可以通过提高青少年的应对效能和改善消极应对方式来减少欺凌受害。此外，求助意愿可以缓冲与低水平的社会支持、应对效能和适应性应对方式相关的欺凌受害风险。

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Journal of Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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