Objectives:The prevalence of cyber-aggression is increasing worldwide,resulting in significant negative impacts on both perpetrators and victims.This study aimed to investigate the relationship between cyber-ostracism...Objectives:The prevalence of cyber-aggression is increasing worldwide,resulting in significant negative impacts on both perpetrators and victims.This study aimed to investigate the relationship between cyber-ostracism and cyber-aggression among college students,clarify the role of various types of rumination in this dynamic.Methods:A total of 1198 Chinese college students(67.4%female;mean age 20.78 years;SD=1.12)were recruited through cluster random sampling and completed the Cyber-ostracism Experience Scale(COES),Positive and Negative Rumination Scale(PANRS),and Adolescent Online Aggression Behavior Scale(AOABS).Thestructural equation model(SEM)was employed to examine the relationship between cyber-ostracism,negative rumination,and cyber-aggression,as well as the moderating effect of positive rumination.Results:The results indicate that cyber-ostracism(β=0.128,p<0.001)positively predicts cyber-aggression.Negative ruminationmediates this relationship(effect size=0.027,95%CI=[0.007,0.014]).Positive rumination moderates the direct effect of cyber-ostracism on cyber-aggression(β=0.103,p<0.001).It alsomoderates both the first half(β=0.148,p<0.001)and the second half(β=0.138,p<0.001)of themediating pathway.Conclusion:This study suggests that cyber-ostracism influences cyber-aggression through negative rumination among Chinese college students.Positive rumination moderates this effect,although its impact is relatively limited.These findings offer valuable guidance for preventing and intervening in cyber-aggression among college students.展开更多
基金supported by the Key Research Base Project of Humanities and Social Sciences in Jiangxi Colleges and Universities(JD23056)the Characteristic Programmers of Mental Health Education for Students,University of Tibetan Medicine(2024XLJKZD01).
文摘Objectives:The prevalence of cyber-aggression is increasing worldwide,resulting in significant negative impacts on both perpetrators and victims.This study aimed to investigate the relationship between cyber-ostracism and cyber-aggression among college students,clarify the role of various types of rumination in this dynamic.Methods:A total of 1198 Chinese college students(67.4%female;mean age 20.78 years;SD=1.12)were recruited through cluster random sampling and completed the Cyber-ostracism Experience Scale(COES),Positive and Negative Rumination Scale(PANRS),and Adolescent Online Aggression Behavior Scale(AOABS).Thestructural equation model(SEM)was employed to examine the relationship between cyber-ostracism,negative rumination,and cyber-aggression,as well as the moderating effect of positive rumination.Results:The results indicate that cyber-ostracism(β=0.128,p<0.001)positively predicts cyber-aggression.Negative ruminationmediates this relationship(effect size=0.027,95%CI=[0.007,0.014]).Positive rumination moderates the direct effect of cyber-ostracism on cyber-aggression(β=0.103,p<0.001).It alsomoderates both the first half(β=0.148,p<0.001)and the second half(β=0.138,p<0.001)of themediating pathway.Conclusion:This study suggests that cyber-ostracism influences cyber-aggression through negative rumination among Chinese college students.Positive rumination moderates this effect,although its impact is relatively limited.These findings offer valuable guidance for preventing and intervening in cyber-aggression among college students.
