Department of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 3;19(15):9528. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159528.
Online deviant behavior is a series of maladaptive behaviors that may have adverse effects on the physical and mental health of others and adolescents in the Internet environment. Previous studies have paid more attention to the risk factors of adolescent online deviant behavior. However, its protective factors and psychological mechanisms remain unclear. Thus, this study explored the protective effect of virtuous personality trait on adolescents' online deviant behavior and its psychological mechanism. A total of 851 Chinese college students anonymously completed a series of questionnaires about virtuous personality trait, moral disengagement, perspective taking, and online deviant behavior. The findings showed the following: (1) Virtuous personality trait was negatively correlated with online deviant behavior. (2) Moral disengagement mediated the relationship between virtuous personality trait and online deviant behavior. (3) Perspective taking moderated the first half stage of the mediation model in which college students' virtuous personality trait influences online deviant behavior via moral disengagement. (4) A moderated moderated-mediation analysis found that gender moderated the moderating effect of perspective taking on the relationship between virtuous personality trait and moral disengagement. This study is helpful to demonstrate the protective effect and psychological mechanism of virtuous personality trait on online deviant behavior. Some theoretical and practical significance and limitations were also analyzed and discussed.
网络偏差行为是一系列适应不良的行为，可能会对他人和青少年在网络环境中的身心健康产生不良影响。先前的研究更多地关注青少年网络偏差行为的风险因素，但它的保护因素和心理机制仍不清楚。因此，本研究探讨了美德人格特质对青少年网络偏差行为的保护作用及其心理机制。共有 851 名中国大学生匿名完成了一系列关于美德人格特质、道德脱离、观点采择和网络偏差行为的问卷。研究结果表明：（1）美德人格特质与网络偏差行为呈负相关。（2）道德脱离在美德人格特质与网络偏差行为之间起中介作用。（3）观点采择调节了中介模型的前半段，即大学生的美德人格特质通过道德脱离影响网络偏差行为。（4）调节的调节中介分析发现，性别调节了观点采择对美德人格特质与道德脱离关系的调节作用。本研究有助于证明美德人格特质对网络偏差行为的保护作用及其心理机制。还分析和讨论了一些理论和实践意义及局限性。
