Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2023 Oct;38(19-20):10723-10748. doi: 10.1177/08862605231176790. Epub 2023 Jun 4.
With increased use of social networking sites in recent years, there has also been an increased opportunity for users to fall prey to bullying victimization. However, little is known about the differences between online and in-person victimization in association with depression or how different coping strategies may mediate this relationship among college students. The goal of the current study was to examine whether there were similarities or differences in the extent to which self-reported online and in-person victimization were associated with depressive symptoms in a sample of 210 undergraduate students (72.9% Women; 85.4% Cauasian), as well as whether different problem- and emotion-focused coping may differentially mediate the links between young adult victimization and depressive symptoms. Participants reported depressive symptoms, problem- and emotion-focused coping, and in-person and online victimization. In-person and online victimization independently predicted emotion-focused coping and depressive symptoms in young adults, and both problem- and emotion-focused coping predicted depressive symptoms. Further, emotion-focused coping partially mediated the effect of in-person victimization and depressive symptoms, suggesting that training more effective coping strategies may be an important intervention target to reduce depressive symptoms for those experiencing bullying victimization. Future research should continue to explore how different coping strategies act as a mechanism between victimization and depressive symptoms.
近年来，随着社交网站的使用日益增多，用户也越来越容易成为欺凌行为的受害者。然而，人们对在线和面对面的欺凌行为与抑郁之间的差异知之甚少，也不知道不同的应对策略如何在大学生中调节这种关系。本研究的目的是检验在一个由 210 名本科生（72.9%为女性；85.4%为白人）组成的样本中，自我报告的在线和面对面的欺凌行为与抑郁症状之间的关联程度是否存在相似之处或差异，以及不同的问题和情绪焦点应对方式是否可以不同程度地调节年轻人受欺凌和抑郁症状之间的关系。参与者报告了抑郁症状、问题和情绪焦点应对方式以及面对面和在线受欺凌情况。面对面和在线欺凌行为独立地预测了年轻人的情绪焦点应对方式和抑郁症状，而问题和情绪焦点应对方式都预测了抑郁症状。此外，情绪焦点应对方式部分中介了面对面受欺凌和抑郁症状之间的关系，这表明对于遭受欺凌的人来说，培养更有效的应对策略可能是减少抑郁症状的一个重要干预目标。未来的研究应该继续探索不同的应对策略如何作为欺凌和抑郁症状之间的一种机制。
