Violent video game exposure and bullying perpetration among Chinese adolescents: The moderating role of belief in a just world

IF 2.7 2区心理学 Q1 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Aggressive Behavior Pub Date : 2023-06-12 DOI:10.1002/ab.22093

Xingwu Lei, Qian Nie, Chun Chen, Zhaojun Teng

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Abstract

Exposure to violent video games is associated with aggressive behaviors among adolescents. However, not all adolescents who play violent video games demonstrate bullying behaviors. Based on the General Aggression Model (GAM), this cross-sectional study examined the interactive effect of individuals (i.e., belief in a just world [BJW]) and situational factors (i.e., violent video game exposure [VVGE]) on bullying perpetration. Using a representative sample of 4250 adolescents from five secondary schools in Southwest China (54.4% males, M_age = 15.14, SD = 1.5 years old), we examined the moderating role of BJW in the relationship between VVGE and bullying perpetration. The results suggest that VVGE is significantly and positively associated with bullying perpetration. Moreover, after controlling for covariates, general and personal BJW interact with the situational variable (i.e., VVGE) to predict bullying perpetration among Chinese adolescents. The positive effect of VVGE on bullying perpetration is lower among adolescents with high general and personal BJW than among adolescents with low BJW. The findings support the GAM theory and highlight the buffering role of BJW in the effect of VVGE on bullying perpetration.

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中国青少年的暴力游戏曝光和欺凌行为：信仰在公正世界中的调节作用。

接触暴力电子游戏与青少年的攻击行为有关。然而，并不是所有玩暴力电子游戏的青少年都表现出欺凌行为。基于一般攻击模型（GAM），这项横断面研究考察了个人（即对公正世界的信仰[BJW]）和情境因素（即暴力视频游戏暴露[VVGE]）对欺凌行为的交互影响。采用中国西南地区五所中学的4250名青少年（54.4%为男性，Mage = 15.14，标准差 = 1.5岁），我们研究了BJW在VVGE和欺凌行为之间关系中的调节作用。研究结果表明，VVGE与欺凌行为显著正相关。此外，在控制协变量后，一般和个人BJW与情境变量（即VVGE）相互作用，以预测中国青少年的欺凌行为。在一般和个人BJW较高的青少年中，VVGE对欺凌行为的积极影响低于BJW较低的青少年。研究结果支持了GAM理论，并强调了BJW在VVGE对欺凌行为影响中的缓冲作用。

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Aggressive Behavior 医学-行为科学

CiteScore

4.90

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3.40%

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Aggressive Behavior will consider manuscripts in the English language concerning the fields of Animal Behavior, Anthropology, Ethology, Psychiatry, Psychobiology, Psychology, and Sociology which relate to either overt or implied conflict behaviors. Papers concerning mechanisms underlying or influencing behaviors generally regarded as aggressive and the physiological and/or behavioral consequences of being subject to such behaviors will fall within the scope of the journal. Review articles will be considered as well as empirical and theoretical articles. Aggressive Behavior is the official journal of the International Society for Research on Aggression.