The Effects of Cyberbullying Victimization and Personality Characteristics on Adolescent Mental Health
An Application of the Stress Process Model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2329397 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lin Wang (0000-0003-3048-1776, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 935-956 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Youth & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-118X • E-ISSN: 1552-8499 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0044118x211008927 |
| OpenAlex | W3156120852 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 63 |
Although a considerable body of research has documented the association between victimization experience and adolescent mental health, previous studies have not investigated the mediating effects of personality characteristics such as social competence and self-mastery on the associations between cyberbullying victimization and mental health. This study aims to fill in this research gap. Random group sampling based on grade was employed, and a total of 607 adolescents (51.07% females, Mage = 15.04) were recruited to participate in the study. The findings of the present study partially supported the hypotheses. Specifically, the results showed that cyberbullying victimization was positively associated with social anxiety and depression. Self-mastery was found to mediate the relationship between cyberbullying victimization and symptoms of depression and social anxiety. Social competence was found to be negatively related to social anxiety, but no mediating effect was found between cyberbullying victimization and symptoms of mental health. Theoretical and practical implications were discussed
Anxiety · Competence (human resources) · Developmental psychology · Mental health · Personality · Psychiatry · Social change · Social competence · Structural equation modeling · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Child Development and Digital Technology · Clinical Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology
Study of the Relationship Between Cyberbullying and Mental Health in Adolescents—A Systematic Review
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School resources and teen suicide risk, 1991–2016
Cyberbullying, problematic use of the Internet and social media
The association between cyber victimization and social anxiety
Predicting Distress Among Young Adults
Advances in the Conceptualization of the Stress Process
The General Self-Efficacy Scale
Examining the Overlap in Internet Harassment and School Bullying
Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error
Complex Trauma in Children and Adolescents
The polyvagal theory
Following you home from school
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The Coping Circumplex Model
Cyberbullying victimization and symptoms of depression and anxiety among Chinese adolescents
The polyvagal perspective
Social Anxiety Among Adolescents
Conceptualizations of Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination
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The Stress Process Revisited
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Stress, appraisal, and coping
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Emotion Regulation Strategies in Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Youth
Children’s Cyberbullying Victimization
The Life Course and the Stress Process
Coping with Cyberbullying
Incidence, risk factors and psychosomatic symptoms for traditional bullying and cyberbullying in Chinese adolescents
Electronic and School-Based Victimization
Connecting Online and Offline Social Skills to Adolescents’ Peer Victimization and Psychological Adjustment
The power of friendship
Filial Obligation in Contemporary C hina
Control or Defense? Depression and the Sense of Control over Good and Bad Outcomes
Innovations in the Measurement of Life Stress
The Stress Process
The Structure of Coping
Cyber Victimization and Perceived Stress
Major Life Events
The Importance of Self-Mastery in Enhancing Quality of Life and Social Participation of Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 6 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |