Wright Michelle F
Department of Psychology, Indiana State University, Terra Haute, IN, United States.
Front Psychol. 2024 Dec 16;15:1459249. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1459249. eCollection 2024.
Researchers have concentrated on identifying factors that might mitigate the negative consequences associated with cyber victimization. One key factor that has garnered significant attention is parental mediation in adolescents' digital technology usage and its role in reducing the risk of cyber victimization. Additionally, the buffering effects of parental mediation on the longitudinal associations among cyberbullying victimization, depression, and self-harm have been underexplored, especially cross-cultural investigations of such effects. To address this gap, the present study examined the role of parental mediation in buffering against depression and self-harm, both measured 1 year later, associated with cyberbullying victimization among 463 Chinese (49% female) and 445 American (52% female) eighth graders (ages 13-15). The findings revealed that Chinese adolescents reported higher levels of parental mediation across a one-year period compared to their American counterparts. High levels of parental mediation were associated with a more negative relationship between cyberbullying victimization, depression, and self-harm for both Chinese and American adolescents, but these effects were stronger for Chinese adolescents. These results are discussed in the context of cultural values and how these values shape the role of adults in adolescents' lives.
研究人员一直专注于确定可能减轻网络受害负面影响的因素。一个备受关注的关键因素是父母对青少年数字技术使用的监管及其在降低网络受害风险方面的作用。此外，父母监管对网络欺凌受害、抑郁和自我伤害之间纵向关联的缓冲作用尚未得到充分研究，尤其是对这种影响的跨文化调查。为了填补这一空白，本研究考察了父母监管在缓冲与网络欺凌受害相关的抑郁和自我伤害方面的作用，抑郁和自我伤害均在一年后进行测量，研究对象为463名中国八年级学生（49%为女生）和445名美国八年级学生（52%为女生），年龄在13 - 15岁之间。研究结果显示，在一年的时间里，中国青少年报告的父母监管水平高于美国同龄人。对于中国和美国青少年而言，高水平的父母监管与网络欺凌受害、抑郁和自我伤害之间的负相关关系更为显著，但这些影响在中国青少年中更强。我们将在文化价值观以及这些价值观如何塑造成年人在青少年生活中的角色的背景下讨论这些结果。
