Different Roles of Rumination and Mindfulness among Cyber-Ostracized Adolescents’ Psychological Well-Being

Xue Li, Wenlong Mu, Yu Wang, Peng Xie, Yuwei Zhang and Ting Liu
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Xue Li: School of Foreign Studies, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan 430073, China
Wenlong Mu: School of Economics and Management, Wuhan University, Bayi Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, China
Yu Wang: School of Economics and Management, Wuhan University, Bayi Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, China
Peng Xie: School of Economics and Management, Wuhan University, Bayi Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, China
Yuwei Zhang: School of Economics and Management, Wuhan University, Bayi Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, China
Ting Liu: School of Economics and Management, Wuhan University, Bayi Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 3, 1-14

Abstract: Previous research has confirmed the harmful effects of cyber-ostracism on adolescents. However, research that has investigated the effect of cyber-ostracism on adolescents’ psychological well-being and the underlying mechanisms of this influence remains scarce. Using a sample of 421 Chinese adolescents, this study examined the short-term effect of cyber-ostracism on adolescents’ psychological well-being, along with the mediating effect of rumination. Mindfulness is considered as a moderator influencing this underlying mechanism. Questionnaires regarding cyber-ostracism, rumination, and mindfulness were administered at the beginning of the spring semester. Psychological well-being was assessed three months later. The study found that cyber-ostracism significantly and negatively predicted adolescents’ psychological well-being. As shown by the mediation analysis, rumination partly mediated the effect of cyber-ostracism on adolescents’ psychological well-being. Moderated mediation analysis indicated that mindfulness played a moderating role in the relationship between cyber-ostracism and adolescents’ psychological well-being as well as the relationship between cyber-ostracism and rumination. Specifically, mindfulness would decrease the negative impact of cyber-ostracism on adolescents’ psychological well-being. This study uncovers the short-term effect of cyber-ostracism on adolescents’ psychological well-being and accentuates the underlying mechanisms of this effect, which has substantial implications for interventions and practices to reduce the detrimental effects of cyber-ostracism among adolescents.

Keywords: cyber-ostracism; rumination; mindfulness; psychological well-being; adolescents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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