Organization Department of Party Committee, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, Liaoning Province, China.
School of Marxism, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, Liaoning Province, China.
PLoS One. 2020 Sep 3;15(9):e0236792. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236792. eCollection 2020.
Based on Attachment Theory, the Barlett and Gentile Cyberbullying Model and General Aggression Model, the present study explored the relationship between childhood psychological maltreatment and cyberbullying perpetration attitudes among undergraduates, as well as the mediating roles of empathy and immorality. Using a stratified cluster random sampling method, 626 college students were tested. Structural equation modeling was used for multiple mediation analysis. Results: (1) The positive rate of childhood psychological maltreatment, referring to sustained and repeated experiencing at least one kind of psychological maltreatment, was reported by accounted for 33.87% of participants; (2) a significant positive correlation existed between childhood psychological maltreatment, immorality, and cyberbullying perpetration attitudes. However, these variables were negatively correlated with empathy (cognitive and affective empathy); and (3) there were three mediating paths: childhood psychological maltreatment was linked to cyberbullying perpetration attitudes of male college students through the mediating roles of cognitive empathy and immorality and the chain-mediating role of cognitive empathy and immorality. Conclusions: Greater experience of childhood psychological maltreatment predicted more favorable attitudes toward cyberbullying perpetration among male college students, mediated by cognitive empathy and immorality. These findings may assist parents and educators by providing effective intervention for cyberbullying perpetration attitudes.
基于依恋理论、巴雷特和真蒂莱网络欺凌模型以及一般攻击模型，本研究探讨了大学生童年期心理虐待与网络欺凌行为态度之间的关系，以及同理心和不道德感的中介作用。采用分层整群随机抽样方法，对 626 名大学生进行测试。采用结构方程模型进行多重中介分析。结果：（1）童年期心理虐待的阳性率，指至少经历过一种心理虐待的持续和反复体验，报告的参与者占 33.87%；（2）童年期心理虐待、不道德感与网络欺凌行为态度之间存在显著正相关。然而，这些变量与同理心（认知同理心和情感同理心）呈负相关；（3）存在三条中介路径：童年期心理虐待通过认知同理心和不道德感的中介作用以及认知同理心和不道德感的链式中介作用与男大学生的网络欺凌行为态度相关联。结论：更多的童年期心理虐待经历预示着男大学生对网络欺凌行为的态度更为有利，这是由认知同理心和不道德感介导的。这些发现可能为父母和教育工作者提供有效干预网络欺凌行为态度的方法。
