Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China.
J Interpers Violence. 2023 Jul;38(13-14):7911-7940. doi: 10.1177/08862605221150463. Epub 2023 Feb 1.
With the increasing development of science and technology, the Internet has become an essential part of people's daily lives providing great convenience. However, the Internet also leads to problematic Internet use (PIU) among adolescents, which has attracted increasing attention from the academic community. Peer victimization is a pervasive stressor among adolescents and has been proven to lead to a series of mental health challenges. Although the association between peer victimization and PIU has been well documented, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. This study aimed to understand how and when peer victimization increases the risk of PIU among adolescents. Building on Agnew's general strain theory, this study hypothesized that depression mediates the relationship between peer victimization and PIU and humor moderates the mediating model. To examine these hypotheses, 469 middle school students were recruited to complete a series of questionnaires on peer victimization, depression, humor, and PIU. The results showed that depression partially mediated the relationship between peer victimization and PIU. A moderated mediation analysis indicated that humor moderated the indirect pathway, consistent with the reverse stress-buffering model, the relationship between peer victimization and depression was stronger for adolescents with high humor. However, the relationship between depression and PIU was weaker in adolescents with high humor, which is in line with the stress-buffering model. These findings could be of significance in understanding the underlying mechanism of PIU associated with peer victimization and provide a new perspective for preventing PIU among adolescents, especially those experiencing peer victimization. The limitations and considerations for future research are discussed.
随着科学技术的不断发展，互联网已经成为人们日常生活中不可或缺的一部分，为人们提供了极大的便利。然而，互联网也导致青少年出现了问题性互联网使用（PIU），这引起了学术界越来越多的关注。同伴侵害是青少年中普遍存在的压力源，并已被证明会导致一系列心理健康挑战。尽管同伴侵害与 PIU 之间的关联已得到充分证明，但其中的潜在机制仍不清楚。本研究旨在了解同伴侵害如何以及何时会增加青少年 PIU 的风险。本研究基于 Agnew 的一般应激理论，假设抑郁在同伴侵害与 PIU 之间的关系中起中介作用，而幽默则调节中介模型。为了检验这些假设，本研究招募了 469 名中学生，让他们完成一系列关于同伴侵害、抑郁、幽默和 PIU 的问卷。结果表明，抑郁在一定程度上中介了同伴侵害与 PIU 之间的关系。调节中介分析表明，幽默调节了间接路径，这与反向应激缓冲模型一致，即对于幽默程度较高的青少年来说，同伴侵害与抑郁之间的关系更强。然而，对于幽默程度较高的青少年来说，抑郁与 PIU 之间的关系较弱，这符合应激缓冲模型。这些发现对于理解与同伴侵害相关的 PIU 的潜在机制具有重要意义，并为预防青少年 PIU 提供了新的视角，尤其是那些遭受同伴侵害的青少年。本文还讨论了研究的局限性和未来研究的考虑因素。
