@article{ref1,
title="Perceived COVID-19 stress and online aggression among Chinese first-year college students: a moderated mediation model",
journal="Frontiers in psychiatry",
year="2023",
author="Guo, Lingjing and Xu, Liyuan and Yang, Qiang",
volume="14",
number="",
pages="e1221379-e1221379",
abstract="PURPOSE: Few studies have explored factors that may account for potential mechanisms between perceived coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) stress and online aggression. The current study examined a moderated mediation model with anxiety as a mediator and perceived anonymity as a moderator. <br><br>METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted. 3,069 participants across China completed scales assessing perceived COVID-19 stress, anxiety, online aggression, and perceived anonymity. <br><br>RESULTS: Perceived COVID-19 stress was positively related to online aggression. The association between perceived COVID-19 stress and online aggression was mediated by anxiety. Besides, the relationship between perceived COVID-19 stress and online aggression, as well as the relationship between anxiety and online aggression were moderated by perceived anonymity. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study explains the possible potential mechanisms for reducing online aggression in the context of COVID-19. In order to intervene in online aggression, psychological strategies are supposed to be drawn to reduce anxiety and perceived anonymity.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1664-0640",
doi="10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1221379",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1221379"
}