Chen Liang, Liu Xiaoming, Tang Hongjie
School of Journalism and Communication, Tsinghua University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Department of Journalism, School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.
Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2023 Mar 24;16:1009-1022. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S386968. eCollection 2023.
Applying the parental mediation theory, this study investigates the main effects and interactive effects of three parental social media strategies, ie, active mediation, restrictive mediation, and non-intrusive inspection, on cyberbullying among teenagers. A matched child-parent survey was conducted with 642 secondary-school students aged 13-18 and their parents in China.
The results showed that active mediation was negatively associated with both cyberbullying victimization and perpetration. Restrictive mediation was not significantly associated with cyberbullying. Non-intrusive inspection was positively associated with cyberbullying perpetration but not associated with cyberbullying victimization. Moreover, the two-way interaction between active and restrictive mediation as well as the three-way interaction between the three parental mediation strategies significantly affected cyberbullying perpetration and victimization. Specifically, the combination of high-level active mediation and non-intrusive inspection with low-level restrictive mediation was the most effective strategy for preventing cyberbullying.
This finding significantly contributes to the parental mediation literature and provide theoretical guidelines for parental intervention to prevent cyberbullying among teenager.
本研究运用父母中介理论，探讨三种父母社交媒体策略，即积极中介、限制中介和非侵入性监督，对青少年网络欺凌的主效应和交互效应。在中国，对642名13 - 18岁的中学生及其父母进行了一项配对的亲子调查。
结果表明，积极中介与网络欺凌受害和实施均呈负相关。限制中介与网络欺凌无显著关联。非侵入性监督与网络欺凌实施呈正相关，但与网络欺凌受害无关。此外，积极中介和限制中介之间的双向交互作用以及三种父母中介策略之间的三向交互作用对网络欺凌的实施和受害有显著影响。具体而言，高水平的积极中介和非侵入性监督与低水平的限制中介相结合是预防网络欺凌最有效的策略。
这一发现对父母中介文献有显著贡献，并为父母干预预防青少年网络欺凌提供了理论指导。
