TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Perceived COVID-19 stress and online aggression among Chinese first-year college students: a moderated mediation model
JO  - Frontiers in psychiatry
A1  - Guo, Lingjing
A1  - Xu, Liyuan
A1  - Yang, Qiang
SP  - e1221379
EP  - e1221379
VL  - 14
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1664-0640
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1221379
ID  - ref1
ER  -