Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Vanak Village Street, Tehran, 1993893973, Iran.
Department of Counseling, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran.
BMC Psychol. 2024 Aug 31;12(1):465. doi: 10.1186/s40359-024-01960-x.
Today, addressing issues related to the use of virtual space is of paramount importance due to its significant impact on mental well-being. This is especially crucial when the research community consists of teenagers who are cyber bullies or their victims who have higher vulnerability. The aim of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of alexithymia in the relationship between cyberbullying and psychotic experiences in adolescents.
The research method employed in this study was correlational, and the study population consisted of all male and female middle school students in Tehran during the 2022-2023 academic years. As for data collection, the Cyber-Bullying/Victimization Experiences questionnaire, Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences, and the Toronto Alexithymia scale were applied. A total of 602 samples were gathered by using multi-stage cluster sampling from Tehran in Iran. Four selection of the sample, the regions in Tehran were selected randomly according to the geographical directions of them and then some schools and classes were chosen randomly. Sample was included in the analysis after data entry into SPSS software and subsequent structural equation modeling using AMOS software.
According to the findings, cyberbullying (β = 0.11,p < 0.05) and cyber victimization(β = 0.41, p < 0.001) were significant predictors of psychotic experiences. Alexithymia partially mediated the relationship between cyberbullying and psychotic experiences with the mediation effect of 0.28 and cyber victimization and psychotic experiences with the mediation effect of 0.18.
These findings underscore the importance of identifying cyber victims or cyberbullies in order to prevent alexithymia and psychotic experiences in future, in order to prevent more serious problems and becoming psychotic.
The goals and conditions of this research were investigated and approved by the Ethics Committee of Alzahra University in Tehran (code: ALZAHRA.REC.1402.055) on 13th September 2023.
由于虚拟空间的使用对心理健康有着重要影响，因此解决与之相关的问题至关重要。当研究群体由网络欺凌者或更容易受到伤害的网络欺凌受害者的青少年组成时，情况更是如此。本研究旨在调查述情障碍在青少年网络欺凌与精神病体验之间的关系中的中介作用。
本研究采用相关研究方法，研究对象为 2022-2023 学年德黑兰所有男女中学生。在数据收集方面，采用了网络欺凌/受害经历问卷、社区心理体验评估和多伦多述情障碍量表。通过多阶段聚类抽样，从伊朗德黑兰共收集了 602 个样本。在对样本进行分析之前，先将数据录入 SPSS 软件，然后使用 AMOS 软件进行结构方程建模。在伊朗，首先根据它们的地理方向随机选择四个区域进行抽样，然后随机选择一些学校和班级。
根据研究结果，网络欺凌（β=0.11，p<0.05）和网络受害（β=0.41，p<0.001）是精神病体验的显著预测因素。述情障碍部分中介了网络欺凌和精神病体验之间的关系，中介效应为 0.28，网络受害和精神病体验之间的关系，中介效应为 0.18。
这些发现强调了识别网络受害者或网络欺凌者的重要性，以便在未来预防述情障碍和精神病体验，以防止更严重的问题和出现精神病。
本研究的目的和条件于 2023 年 9 月 13 日由德黑兰阿尔扎赫拉大学伦理委员会进行了调查和批准（编号：ALZAHRA.REC.1402.055）。
