The Impact of Self-depletion on Cyberbullying among College Students:A Moderated Mediation Model
In order to explore the impact of self-depletion on college cyberbullying and its underlying mecha-nisms,a questionnaire survey was conducted on 485 college students by using the Ego-depletion Scale,Moral I-dentity Scale,and Cyberbullying Scale.The results show that:(1)There is a significant difference in self-de-pletion in terms of the experience of being left behind and the type of poverty.There is a significant difference in cyberbullying in terms of gender and type of poverty;(2)there is a significant negative correlation between self-depletion and moral identity,and a significant positive correlation with cyberbullying;Moral identity is signifi-cantly negatively correlated with cyberbullying;(3)Self-depletion can directly affect cyberbullying among col-lege students,or indirectly affect cyberbullying among college students through the mediating effect of moral i-dentity;(4)Grade plays a moderating role in the first half of the direct effect of self-depletion on cyberbullying and the mediating effect of moral identity among college students.Compared to lower grade college students,the direct effect of higher grade college students is stronger,but the mediating effect of moral identity is weaker.
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