@article{ref1,
title="The role of self-esteem in protecting against cyber-victimization and gaming disorder symptoms among adolescents: a temporal dynamics analysis",
journal="Journal of youth and adolescence",
year="2023",
author="Nie, Qian and Griffiths, Mark D. and Teng, Zhaojun",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Previous literature has suggested that victimization is linked to low self-esteem and increases the symptoms of gaming disorder. However, little is known about the intra-individual processes, and the temporal dynamics of cyber-victimization, self-esteem, and gaming disorder symptoms. To address this gap, a three-year longitudinal study was performed using data collected at six different time points from 4206 Chinese adolescents (aged 12-17 years; 50.4% boys).
RESULTS of random intercept cross-lagged panel models (RI-CLPMs) indicated that at the within-person level, the fluctuation in self-esteem weakly predicted late cyber-victimization, and the fluctuation of cyber-victimization also weakly predicted late self-esteem. Additionally, the current study identified an interactive effect between self-esteem and gaming disorder symptoms at the within-person level. Fluctuations in self-esteem negatively predicted late gaming disorder symptoms, and vice versa. However, when combining the three variables (i.e., cyber-victimization, self-esteem, and gaming disorder symptoms) into one RI-CLPM, the results did not support the mediation of self-esteem in the relationship between cyber-victimization and gaming disorder symptoms at the within-person level. Moreover, fluctuations in self-esteem negatively predicted late gaming disorder symptoms and cyber-victimization at the within-person level in the RI-CLPM. These findings emphasize the protective role of self-esteem developed against cyber-victimization and gaming disorder symptoms among adolescents. Language: en
",
language="en",
issn="0047-2891",
doi="10.1007/s10964-023-01890-8",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10964-023-01890-8"
}