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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1009-1022 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Psychology Research and Behavior Management |
Volume | 16 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 24 Mar 2023 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- General Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health
User-Defined Keywords
- parental mediation
- social media
- cyberbullying
- interactive effects