Do Self-Esteem and Trait Aggressiveness Moderate the Longitudinal Effect of Environmental Risk on Bullying Behavior in Chinese Adolescents?

IF 1.6 4区医学 Q2 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma Pub Date : 2023-01-16 DOI:10.1080/10926771.2023.2168579

Xiaowei Chu, Meng Yin, Cui-Ying Fan

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ABSTRACT The present study investigated the longitudinal effects of multiple environmental risk factors in three social domains (i.e., family, school, and Internet) on traditional bullying and cyberbullying and the moderating roles of self-esteem and trait aggressiveness in these relations. The present research was conducted by a four-wave panel design with 6-month intervals. A total of 358 students (40.5% girls) aged 12 to 14 (M = 12.89) participated in this study and completed the measures on research variables. Results indicated that participants who experienced more risk factors reported higher bullying perpetration scores at later times. Participants exposed to more risk domains reported more cyberbullying activities at T4 than those exposed to none or fewer risk domains. Besides, trait aggressiveness moderated the predictive effects of cumulative environmental risk/cumulative risk domain in bullying perpetration. However, these effects were not moderated by self-esteem. The effects were much stronger for adolescents with higher levels of trait aggressiveness than those with lower levels of trait aggressiveness. These findings can enrich the previous literature and provide some basis for developing interventions on bullying behavior.

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自尊和特质攻击性是否调节了环境风险对中国青少年欺凌行为的纵向影响？

摘要本研究探讨了家庭、学校和网络三个社会领域的多重环境风险因素对传统欺凌和网络欺凌的纵向影响，以及自尊和特质攻击在这些关系中的调节作用。本研究采用四波面板设计，间隔6个月。共有358名12 - 14岁的学生(其中40.5%为女生)(M = 12.89)参与了本研究，并完成了研究变量的测量。结果表明，经历了更多危险因素的参与者在后来的时间里报告了更高的欺凌行为得分。接触更多风险领域的参与者在T4时报告的网络欺凌活动比那些没有或接触更少风险领域的参与者多。此外，特质攻击性调节累积环境风险/累积风险域对霸凌行为的预测作用。然而，这些影响并没有被自尊所缓和。这种影响在攻击性较高的青少年身上要比攻击性较低的青少年强得多。这些发现可以丰富以往的文献，并为制定欺凌行为的干预措施提供一定的依据。

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Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma Multiple-

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3.30

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5.60%

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期刊介绍： In this important publication, you"ll find crucial information on vital issues surrounding aggression, maltreatment, and trauma. You"ll learn how to prevent these behaviors, how to help victims, and how to intervene in abusive situations using the latest research in these areas. The Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma accepts individual submissions in any of the relevant topic areas and also publishes thematic issues featuring guest editors who focus on a particular aspect of these topics.