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The relationship between cyber upward social comparison and cyberbullying behaviors: A moderated mediating model

Wen Hong, Kong Xiangwei, Yonggang Feng

Frontiers in Psychology · 2022

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Based on the General Strain Theory and the moderating role model of social support, the present study explored the relationship between cyber upward social comparison and cyberbullying and further explored the mediating role of moral justification and the moderating role of online social support. This model was examined with 660 Chinese college students. Participants completed questionnaires regarding cyber upward social comparison, cyberbullying, moral justification, and online social support. After basic demographic variables were controlled, cyber upward social comparison was significantly and positively associated with cyberbullying. Moral justification played a mediating role in the relationship between cyber upward social comparison and cyberbullying. The mediating effect of moral ju

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Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1017775
Catalogue ID
SNmojbijnh-q5512i
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