Li Qianfeng, Shang Sicheng, Du Jiawen, Wu Jia, Xiao Shaobei
School of Psychology, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, China.
Adolescent Psychological Development and Education Center of Hainan, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, China.
Front Psychol. 2024 Dec 24;15:1499759. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1499759. eCollection 2024.
With the popularity of the internet, cyberbullying has emerged as an increasingly serious social issue, particularly affecting college students' behavioral health. This study explores the relationship between perceived discrimination and cyberbullying, as well as the mediating role of self-esteem and the moderating role of self-compassion (SC) in this relationship. Using a longitudinal design, data were collected from 892 Chinese college students (414 females, 478 males) in two waves spanning 1 year. The present study measured the compassionate self-responding (CS) and reduced uncompassionate self-responding (RUS) as the two dimensions of self-compassion. The study found that (1) perceived discrimination was significantly and positively correlated with cyberbullying ( = 0.085, < 0.05); (2) self-esteem mediated the relationship between perceived discrimination and cyberbullying (Indirect effect = 0.010, SE = 0.004, Boot 95% CI [0.003, 0.019]); (3) RUS moderated both the direct relationship between perceived discrimination and cyberbullying ( = -0.045, SE = 0.019, 95% CI [-0.082, -0.008]) as well as the indirect relationship through self-esteem ( = -0.081, SE = 0.033, 95% CI [-0.146, -0.015]). Simple slope analysis revealed that college students with high RUS exhibited less cyberbullying when facing discrimination, while those low in RUS were more likely to engage in cyberbullying. The SC exhibited similar moderating effects, but CS did not demonstrate significant moderating effects in those relationships. This study sheds light on the complex interplay between perceived discrimination, self-esteem, self-compassion, and cyberbullying and offers novel insights into the psychological mechanisms underlying cyberbullying among college students. The findings underscore the importance of interventions aimed at enhancing self-esteem and fostering self-compassion, particularly by addressing uncompassionate self-responding, as a strategy to prevent cyberbullying among disadvantaged college students.
随着互联网的普及，网络欺凌已成为一个日益严重的社会问题，尤其影响大学生的行为健康。本研究探讨了感知歧视与网络欺凌之间的关系，以及自尊在这种关系中的中介作用和自我同情（SC）的调节作用。采用纵向设计，在为期1年的两个阶段收集了892名中国大学生（414名女生，478名男生）的数据。本研究将同情性自我反应（CS）和减少非同情性自我反应（RUS）作为自我同情的两个维度进行测量。研究发现：（1）感知歧视与网络欺凌显著正相关（β = 0.085，p < 0.05）；（2）自尊在感知歧视与网络欺凌之间起中介作用（间接效应 = 0.010，SE = 0.004，Boot 95% CI [0.003, 0.019]）；（3）RUS调节了感知歧视与网络欺凌之间的直接关系（β = -0.045，SE = 0.019，95% CI [-0.082, -0.008]）以及通过自尊的间接关系（β = -0.081，SE = 0.033，95% CI [-0.146, -0.015]）。简单斜率分析表明，RUS高的大学生在面临歧视时网络欺凌行为较少，而RUS低的大学生更有可能参与网络欺凌。SC表现出类似的调节作用，但CS在这些关系中未表现出显著的调节作用。本研究揭示了感知歧视、自尊、自我同情和网络欺凌之间复杂的相互作用，并为大学生网络欺凌背后的心理机制提供了新的见解。研究结果强调了旨在提高自尊和培养自我同情的干预措施的重要性，特别是通过解决非同情性自我反应，作为预防弱势大学生网络欺凌的一种策略。
