Cyber victimization and psychological well-being among Chinese adolescents: Mediating role of basic psychological needs satisfaction and moderating role of positive parenting

Shan Jiang, Chaoxin Jiang, Qiang Ren and Lin Wang

Children and Youth Services Review, 2021, vol. 130, issue C

Abstract: Cyber victimization is a risk factor for the psychological well-being of adolescents, but little is known about its underlying mediator or moderator mechanisms. This study extends prior research by examining the mediator of basic psychological needs satisfaction and the moderator of positive parenting in this relationship. A sample of 728 Chinese adolescents in senior high schools are obtained through multi-stage cluster random sampling. Results indicate that satisfaction of the needs for relatedness and competence partially mediates the association between cyber victimization and adolescent psychological well-being. In addition, the direct effect of cyber victimization on psychological well-being is moderated by positive parenting. The effect is stronger for adolescents with low levels than for those with high levels of positive parenting. The present study advances our understanding of the mechanisms regarding how cyber victimization damages adolescent psychological well-being. Implications and limitations are discussed.

Keywords: Cyber victimization; Psychological well-being; Basic psychological needs; Positive parenting; Adolescents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106248

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