Department of Developmental Psychology and Education, Faculty of Psychology, 16752University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain.
Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment, University of Malaga, Faculty of Psychology, 16752University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain.
Psychol Rep. 2022 Dec;125(6):2902-2921. doi: 10.1177/00332941211031792. Epub 2021 Jul 9.
A large body of literature has identified the problematic Internet use as a risk factor for cyberbullying perpetration. Nevertheless, the studies on protective factors that may moderate this relationship are still scarce. The purpose of the present study was to examine if the emotional intelligence is a moderator in the relationship between problematic Internet use and cyberbullying perpetration. A total of 2039 Spanish adolescents between 12 to 18 years filled out three self-report questionnaires to evaluate these variables. Results indicated that cyberbullying perpetration was positively associated with problematic Internet use and negatively with emotional intelligence. On the other hand, problematic Internet use was negatively related to emotional intelligence, being this relationship stronger in girls. With respect to the possible buffering effect, emotional intelligence moderated the relation between problematic Internet use and cyberbullying perpetration in boys, especially at lower levels. These findings suggest that emotional intelligence is a personal resource which have an important protective role for the problematic Internet use in adolescents. Implications for the preventive interventions of cyberbullying perpetration are discussed.
大量文献已经确定，过度使用互联网是网络欺凌行为的一个风险因素。然而，关于可能调节这种关系的保护因素的研究仍然很少。本研究的目的是检验情绪智力是否是过度使用互联网与网络欺凌行为之间关系的一个调节因素。共有 2039 名 12 至 18 岁的西班牙青少年填写了三份自我报告问卷，以评估这些变量。结果表明，网络欺凌行为与过度使用互联网呈正相关，与情绪智力呈负相关。另一方面，过度使用互联网与情绪智力呈负相关，而这种关系在女孩中更为明显。至于可能的缓冲效应，情绪智力在男孩中调节了过度使用互联网与网络欺凌行为之间的关系，尤其是在较低水平时。这些发现表明，情绪智力是一种个人资源，对青少年过度使用互联网具有重要的保护作用。讨论了预防网络欺凌行为的干预措施的含义。
