Ding Huimin, Zhao Chengjia, Huang Feng, Wei Hua, Lei Li
School of Education, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China.
Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
J Interpers Violence. 2025 Jun;40(11-12):2538-2555. doi: 10.1177/08862605241275991. Epub 2024 Aug 27.
Previous studies have found that adolescent cyberbullying victimization is associated with cyberbullying perpetration and have explored the potential mediating mechanisms between the two. Although some valuable research has been accumulated, further exploration is needed on the underlying mechanisms of why cyber victims are transformed into cyberbullying perpetrators. Based on the General Aggression Model of Cyberbullying and the Social Role Theory, this study examined the mediating role of psychological entitlement and the moderating role of gender on the relationship between cyberbullying victimization and cyberbullying perpetration. A questionnaire survey was conducted on 836 adolescents, utilizing the cyberbullying victimization scale, cyberbullying perpetration scale, and psychological entitlement questionnaire. The results found that (a) cyberbullying victimization, psychological entitlement, and cyberbullying perpetration were significantly and positively correlated with each other; (b) after controlling for gender and age, cyberbullying victimization significantly and positively predicted cyberbullying perpetration and psychological entitlement mediated the relationship between cyberbullying victimization and cyberbullying perpetration; (c) Gender moderates the relationship between cyberbullying victimization and cyberbullying perpetration. Specifically, compared with the girls, cyberbullying victimization had a greater effect on cyberbullying perpetration among boys. The results of this study suggest that cyberbullying victims consider that they have more entitlement to bully others online. These findings support the General Aggression Model of Cyberbullying and provide new insights for the prevention and intervention of cyberbullying perpetration.
以往的研究发现，青少年网络欺凌受害经历与网络欺凌实施行为有关，并探讨了两者之间潜在的中介机制。尽管已经积累了一些有价值的研究，但仍需进一步探索网络受害者转变为网络欺凌实施者的潜在机制。基于网络欺凌的一般攻击模型和社会角色理论，本研究考察了心理权利感的中介作用以及性别在网络欺凌受害经历与网络欺凌实施行为之间关系中的调节作用。对836名青少年进行了问卷调查，使用了网络欺凌受害经历量表、网络欺凌实施行为量表和心理权利感问卷。结果发现：（a）网络欺凌受害经历、心理权利感和网络欺凌实施行为之间存在显著正相关；（b）在控制性别和年龄后，网络欺凌受害经历显著正向预测网络欺凌实施行为，且心理权利感在网络欺凌受害经历与网络欺凌实施行为之间起中介作用；（c）性别调节网络欺凌受害经历与网络欺凌实施行为之间的关系。具体而言，与女孩相比，网络欺凌受害经历对男孩的网络欺凌实施行为影响更大。本研究结果表明，网络欺凌受害者认为自己更有权利在网上欺凌他人。这些发现支持了网络欺凌的一般攻击模型，并为网络欺凌实施行为的预防和干预提供了新的见解。
