Cyberbullying and college students'depression:the role of self-acceptance and dormitory interpersonal relationship
Objective:To explore the influence mechanism of cyberbullying on college students'depression,especially the role of self-acceptance and dormitory interpersonal relationship.Methods:A total of 460 college students were investigated with the Cyberbullying Scale,Self-acceptance Scale,Dormitory Interpersonal Relationship Diagnostic Scale and Self-rating Depression Scale.And 429 valid questionnaires were collected.Results:After controlling for the variable of student cadres,cyberbullying of college students could positively predict depression.Self-acceptance and dormitory interpersonal relationship played a mediating role in the effect of cyberbullying on college students'depression.Self-acceptance and dormitory interpersonal relationship affected the relationship between depression and cyberbullying through chain mediators.Conclusion:College students'cyberbullying can not only directly affect depression,but also indirectly affect depression through the chain mediators of self-acceptance and dormitory interpersonal relationship.
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