TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Popularity goals and bullying behaviors among Chinese adolescents: the moderating roles of popularity status and cognitive empathy
JO  - Youth and society
A1  - Tong, Wei
A1  - Yang, Lihong
A1  - Liu, Simeng
A1  - Feng, Tingting
A1  - Jia, Jichao
A1  - Zhang, Yuchi
SP  - 1501
EP  - 1519
VL  - 55
IS  - 8
N2  - Bullying is a goal-directed behavior that has long been in the spotlight of worldwide school mental health programs and research. However, the role of popularity goals in bullying and its potential mechanisms are unclear for adolescents in a non-Western cultural context. Based on 333 Chinese adolescents (52% female), the current study was the first to explore the potential moderating roles of popularity status and cognitive empathy in the association between popularity goals and early Chinese adolescents' bullying behaviors. Moderated moderation analyses indicated that popularity status and cognitive empathy significantly moderated the positive relationship between popularity goals and Chinese adolescents' bullying behaviors. Specifically, the statistically significant three-way interaction revealed that low popularity status and low cognitive empathy strengthen the positive links between popularity goals and bullying. The significant two-way interaction showed that the positive relations between popularity goals and bullying were stronger for low popularity among Chinese adolescents.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0044-118X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0044118X221116906
ID  - ref1
ER  -