RT Article
T1 Childhood Maltreatment and Adolescent Cyberbullying Perpetration: A Moderated Mediation Model of Callous—Unemotional Traits and Perceived Social Support
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 37
IS 7/8
A1 Fang, Jie
A1 Wang, Wei
A1 Gao, Ling
A1 Yang, Jiping
A1 Wang, Xingchao
A1 Wang, Pengcheng
A1 Wen, Zhonglin
A2 Wang, Wei
A2 Gao, Ling
A2 Yang, Jiping
A2 Wang, Xingchao
A2 Wang, Pengcheng
A2 Wen, Zhonglin
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1883720508
AB Although childhood maltreatment has been shown to play an important role in adolescent cyberbullying perpetration, little is known about mediating and moderating mechanisms underlying this relationship. The current study investigated the mediating role of callous-unemotional (CU) traits in the association between childhood maltreatment and adolescent cyberbullying perpetration, as well as the moderating role of perceived social support. A total of 2,407 Chinese adolescents (aged 11?16 years, Mage = 12.75 years, SD = 0.58) completed the measures of childhood maltreatment, CU traits, cyberbullying perpetration, and perceived social support. The results showed that CU traits partially mediated the relationship between childhood maltreatment and adolescent cyberbullying perpetration. Furthermore, perceived social support moderated the relationship between childhood maltreatment and CU traits, as well as CU traits and cyberbullying perpetration. Specifically, childhood maltreatment had a greater impact on CU traits for adolescents with higher levels of perceived social support and the predictive function of CU traits on cyberbullying perpetration was stronger for adolescents with low levels of perceived social support.
K1 callous-unemotional traits
K1 childhood maltreatment
K1 cyberbullying perpetration
K1 perceived social support
DO 10.1177/0886260520960106