Guo Lingjing, Xu Liyuan, Yang Qiang
Center of Mental Health Education and Research, Preschool Education Research Center, School of Psychology, School of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, China.
Mental Health Education Center, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China.
Front Psychiatry. 2023 Jul 21;14:1221379. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1221379. eCollection 2023.
Few studies have explored factors that may account for potential mechanisms between perceived coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) stress and online aggression. The current study examined a moderated mediation model with anxiety as a mediator and perceived anonymity as a moderator.
A cross-sectional study was conducted. 3,069 participants across China completed scales assessing perceived COVID-19 stress, anxiety, online aggression, and perceived anonymity.
Perceived COVID-19 stress was positively related to online aggression. The association between perceived COVID-19 stress and online aggression was mediated by anxiety. Besides, the relationship between perceived COVID-19 stress and online aggression, as well as the relationship between anxiety and online aggression were moderated by perceived anonymity.
This study explains the possible potential mechanisms for reducing online aggression in the context of COVID-19. In order to intervene in online aggression, psychological strategies are supposed to be drawn to reduce anxiety and perceived anonymity.
很少有研究探讨可能解释2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)压力与网络攻击之间潜在机制的因素。本研究检验了一个以焦虑为中介变量、感知匿名性为调节变量的调节中介模型。
进行了一项横断面研究。来自中国各地的3069名参与者完成了评估COVID-19压力感知、焦虑、网络攻击和感知匿名性的量表。
COVID-19压力感知与网络攻击呈正相关。COVID-19压力感知与网络攻击之间的关联由焦虑介导。此外,COVID-19压力感知与网络攻击之间的关系以及焦虑与网络攻击之间的关系受到感知匿名性的调节。
本研究解释了在COVID-19背景下减少网络攻击的可能潜在机制。为了干预网络攻击,应该采用心理策略来减轻焦虑和感知匿名性。