The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
MEF University, Istanbul, Turkey.
J Interpers Violence. 2022 Jun;37(11-12):NP9667-NP9683. doi: 10.1177/0886260520984261. Epub 2020 Dec 30.
Although there is a robust positive association between cyber dating abuse victimization and depression, the direction of effects between them is unknown. Thus, we conducted two studies to investigate their temporal relationship. Study 1 ( = 198) examined whether cyber dating abuse victimization predicted depressive symptoms 6 weeks later, after controlling for the initial level of depressive symptoms. Study 2 ( 264) used a two-wave, cross-lagged design to investigate possible bidirectional relations between cyber dating abuse victimization and depression. Participants in both studies were emerging adults in romantic relationships. They completed the Partner Cyber Abuse Questionnaire and depression subscale of the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale. Many individuals (42.40% in Study 1 and 36.4% in Study 2) reported experiencing cyber abuse from their partners. Study 1 replicated the cross-sectional association previously found between cyber dating abuse victimization and depression and showed that cyber abuse predicted depression 6 weeks later. Study 2 replicated the findings of the first study and revealed that cyber dating abuse victimization was related to higher levels of depressive symptoms 12 weeks later, but the converse was not the case. These results are discussed in terms of their implications for future research and clinical practice.
尽管网络约会虐待受害与抑郁之间存在着强有力的正相关关系，但它们之间的影响方向尚不清楚。因此，我们进行了两项研究来调查它们之间的时间关系。研究 1（n=198）考察了在控制初始抑郁症状水平后，网络约会虐待受害是否能预测 6 周后的抑郁症状。研究 2（n=264）采用两波、交叉滞后设计来研究网络约会虐待受害和抑郁之间可能存在的双向关系。两项研究的参与者均为处于恋爱关系中的成年早期个体。他们完成了伴侣网络虐待问卷和抑郁焦虑压力量表的抑郁子量表。许多人（研究 1 中为 42.40%，研究 2 中为 36.4%）报告了来自伴侣的网络虐待经历。研究 1 复制了先前发现的网络约会虐待受害与抑郁之间的横断面关联，并表明网络虐待能预测 6 周后的抑郁。研究 2 复制了第一项研究的发现，表明网络约会虐待受害与 12 周后更高水平的抑郁症状有关，但反之则不然。这些结果从未来研究和临床实践的意义方面进行了讨论。
