Violent video game exposure and (Cyber)bullying perpetration among Chinese youth: The moderating role of trait aggression and moral identity

Teng, Zhaojun; Nie, Qian; Zhu, Zhengguang; Guo, Cheng

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2019.106193

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“…It is possible that this relationship is negative because individuals who are cyberbullied could be bullied through and during their online gaming activities and as such, avoid excessive gaming as a means to avoid cyberbullying. Although research on cyberbullying and gaming is sparse, some studies have found increased rates of cyberbullying are present in online multi-player games within both adolescent and adult samples [ 49 , 77 ], with increased rates of cyberbullying being endorsed among those playing violent video games [ 45 , 51 ]. Additionally, research participants who have endured cyberbullying within online games report that it can be perceived as significantly more challenging because the perpetrators tend to be strangers.…”

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“…These studies have hypothesized that video game playing can be used as a form of emotion regulation and escape for some youth that experience more frequent bullying victimization. Additionally, some studies have found that frequent video game playing has been associated with increases in cyberbullying perpetration (or of being both a victim and perpetrator of bullying [i.e., bully-victims]), within and outside online gaming environments [ 43 , 44 , 45 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 ]. Specific to PVG, direct positive relationships have been identified between bullying victimization and PVG [ 52 , 53 , 54 ].…”

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Bullying Victimization and Problem Video Gaming: The Mediating Role of Externalizing and Internalizing Problems

Richard

Marchica

Ivoska

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Background: Adolescent victims of bullying are more likely to experience a range of mental health problems. Although research has investigated the relationship between bullying victimization and various addictive behaviors, the impact of bullying on problem video gaming (PVG) remains largely unexplored. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between bullying victimization and PVG as mediated by the presence of internalizing and externalizing problems. Methods: Survey responses were collected from 6353 high-school students aged 12 to 18. Measures include bullying victimization (physical, verbal, cyber and indirect), internalizing (e.g., anxious and depressive symptoms) and externalizing (e.g., aggressive and delinquent problems) problems, and PVG (measured by the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short Form). Results: Mediation analyses indicated that the relationship between verbal bullying and PVG was completely mediated by the presence of internalizing and externalizing problems. The relationship between physical bullying and PVG was completely mediated by externalizing problems and the relationship between cyberbullying and PVG was completely mediated by internalizing problems. Lastly, the relationship between indirect bullying and PVG was partially mediated by externalizing and internalizing problems. Conclusions: Results suggest that different types of bullying victimization are differentially associated with PVG, with mental health symptoms significantly mediating this relationship.

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confidence: 99%

Bullying Victimization and Problem Video Gaming: The Mediating Role of Externalizing and Internalizing Problems

Richard

Marchica

Ivoska

et al. 2021

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“…The study also takes a step forward in validating two less commonly recognised risk factors for engaging in cybercrime and cyber-deviance, namely general normative beliefs about aggression and moral disengagement. Early intervention targeting these factors could be made by institutions and caregivers (e.g., schools, parents and social workers) to reduce the risk of adolescents engaging in cybercrime and victimisation [ 98 , 99 , 100 ].…”

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Development of the Cybercrime Rapid Identification Tool for Adolescents

Wong

Fung

2020

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Two studies were conducted to support the development of an eight-item Cybercrime Rapid Identification Tool (CRIT) and evaluate the psychometric properties of the proposed scale on samples of secondary school and university students. The CRIT was developed and evaluated in two cross-sectional studies with 2044 respondents from Hong Kong and China. Study 1 recruited 1533 secondary school students from Hong Kong with a mean age of 14.91 (SD = 1.77) years, and Study 2 recruited 511 university students from mainland China with a mean age of 20.41 (SD = 2.49) years. A stepwise confirmatory factor analytical approach was taken with further verification by exploratory factor analysis based on different samples. Factorial validity was further verified using confirmatory factor analysis. The analyses supported an eight-item scale with a two-factor structure. The eight-item CRIT was found to possess good internal consistency and concurrent validity. The studies offer promising support for the CRIT. It has the potential to advance epistemological methods and clinical research related to cybercrime prevention.

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“…A few studies have verified that one’s perception of cyber violence can decrease cyber offending (Bae, 2021; Sobba et al., 2019; Sticca & Perren, 2013). Furthermore, Teng et al. (2020) have recently verified the moderating effect of moral identity—moral traits and moral play—in the relationship between violent video game exposure and cyberbullying perpetration among Chinese youth.…”

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The moderating effect of the perception of cyber violence on the influence of exposure to violent online media on cyber offending in Korean adolescents

Bae

2021

School Psychology International

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The aim of this study was to verify the moderating effect of the relationship between exposure to violent online media and cyber offending in adolescents. The study utilized information from the 2019 cyber violence survey; data from 3,202 adolescents (mean age = 16.56, SD = 1.71; boys = 1,800, girls = 1,402) were used for the final analysis. The moderating effect was analyzed using PROCESS Macro 3.4 (model 1), and the main results revealed that exposure to violent online media had a positive effect on cyber offending, while the perception of cyber violence had a negative influence on cyber offending. Specifically, the effect of exposure to violent online media on cyber offending was moderated by the perception of cyber violence. As a result of simple regression to verify the conditional effect according to the level of perception of cyber violence, cyber violence increased as exposure to violent online media increased in all level perceptions of violence (−1SD, M, +1SD). This study implies the need for education to raise awareness that cyber violence is dangerous and illegal along with supervision from parents and schools to reduce exposure to risky online media in order to prevent adolescents’ cyber violence.

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Violent video game exposure and (Cyber)bullying perpetration among Chinese youth: The moderating role of trait aggression and moral identity

Cited by 54 publications

References 60 publications

Bullying Victimization and Problem Video Gaming: The Mediating Role of Externalizing and Internalizing Problems

Bullying Victimization and Problem Video Gaming: The Mediating Role of Externalizing and Internalizing Problems

Development of the Cybercrime Rapid Identification Tool for Adolescents

The moderating effect of the perception of cyber violence on the influence of exposure to violent online media on cyber offending in Korean adolescents

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