The Interactive Effects of Parental Mediation Strategies in Preventing Cyberbullying on Social Media

Liang Chen, Xiaoming Liu*, Hongjie Tang

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Purpose: Applying the parental mediation theory, this study investigates the main effects and interactive effects of three parental social media strategies, ie, active mediation, restrictive mediation, and non-intrusive inspection, on cyberbullying among teenagers. A matched child-parent survey was conducted with 642 secondary-school students aged 13–18 and their parents in China.

Results: The results showed that active mediation was negatively associated with both cyberbullying victimization and perpetration. Restrictive mediation was not significantly associated with cyberbullying. Non-intrusive inspection was positively associated with cyberbullying perpetration but not associated with cyberbullying victimization. Moreover, the two-way interaction between active and restrictive mediation as well as the three-way interaction between the three parental mediation strategies significantly affected cyberbullying perpetration and victimization. Specifically, the combination of high-level active mediation and non-intrusive inspection with low-level restrictive mediation was the most effective strategy for preventing cyberbullying.

Conclusion: This finding significantly contributes to the parental mediation literature and provide theoretical guidelines for parental intervention to prevent cyberbullying among teenager.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1009-1022
Number of pages14
JournalPsychology Research and Behavior Management
Volume16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Mar 2023

Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

User-Defined Keywords

  • parental mediation
  • social media
  • cyberbullying
  • interactive effects

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