@article{ref1,
title="Cybervictimization and non-suicidal self-injury among Chinese adolescents: a longitudinal moderated mediation model",
journal="Journal of affective disorders",
year="2023",
author="Lin, Shuang and Li, Yongjian and Sheng, Jing and Wang, Li and Han, Yingchun and Yang, Xueling and Yu, Chengfu and Chen, Jun",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Cybervictimization is a risk factor for nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). However, there is a lack of evidence on how and under what conditions cybervictimization may influence NSSI. The present study investigated the mediating effect of self-esteem and the moderating effect of peer attachment on the relationship between cybervictimization and NSSI among Chinese adolescents. <br><br>METHODS: Using three-wave longitudinal data for one year, a total of 1368 Chinese adolescents (60 % boys; M(age) at Wave 1 = 15.05 years, SD = 0.85) completed the measurement using a self-report method. <br><br>RESULTS: The longitudinal moderated mediation model revealed that cybervictimization is associated with NSSI via restraining the protective effect of self-esteem. Moreover, high peer attachment could buffer the negative effects of cybervictimization, and protect their self-esteem from being hurt, consequently reducing the likelihood of NSSI.   LIMITATIONS: All variables in this study were self-reported, and the results should be cautiously generalized to other cultures, according to a sample of Chinese adolescents. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Results highlight the relation between cybervictimization and NSSI. Recommended intervention and prevention strategies include enhancing the self-esteem of adolescents, breaking the cycle of cybervictimization to NSSI, and providing adolescents with more opportunities to build positive friendships with their peers to buffer the negative effects of cybervictimization.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0165-0327",
doi="10.1016/j.jad.2023.02.124",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.02.124"
}