TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Difficulties in emotion regulation and cyberbullying among Chinese adolescents: a mediation model of loneliness and depression
JO  - Journal of interpersonal violence
A1  - Jiang, Qianyun
A1  - Zhao, Fengqing
A1  - Xie, Xiaochun
A1  - Wang, Xingchao
A1  - Nie, Jia
A1  - Lei, Li
A1  - Wang, Pengcheng
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Recent research has ascertained some risk factors for cyberbullying. However, few studies have investigated the potential influence of difficulties in emotion regulation (DER) on cyberbullying, and there is little knowledge about the mediating mechanisms underlying this association. This study investigated whether DER would be significantly related to adolescent cyberbullying and whether loneliness and depression would sequentially mediate the link between DER and adolescent cyberbullying. A sample of 719 Chinese middle school students completed measures regarding demographics, DER, loneliness, depression, and cyberbullying. After controlling for the demographic covariates, the results showed that (a) DER was positively associated with adolescent cyberbullying; (b) loneliness and depression sequentially mediated the relation between DER and adolescent cyberbullying. This study emphasizes the underlying mediating mechanisms between DER and adolescent cyberbullying, which is of great significance for the prevention and intervention of adolescent cyberbullying in the digital age.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0886-2605
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260520917517
ID  - ref1
ER  -