ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2023
The Relationship between Paranoid Tendencies and Cyberbullying among Chinese Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Moral Disengagement.
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- Addressing Bullying and Cyberbullying in Public Health: A Systematic Review of Interventions for Healthcare and Public Health Professionals.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Underdog Expectations and Employees' Interpersonal Counterproductive Work Behavior: The Mediating Roles of Perceived Insider Status and Moral Disengagement.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Online moral deviance: an integrative review of digital behaviors.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Review
- The Effect of Emotional Neglect on Cyberbullying among Rural Chinese Left-behind Adolescents-Mediating Role of Social Anxiety.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundCyberbullying has become an essential public health psychological issue affecting people's lives in the online ecology. However, previous studies have rarely examined adolescent paranoia, moral cognition, and cyberbullying in association. Therefore, this study was based on cognitive-behavioral theory to investigate the relationship between child-like paranoid tendencies, cyberbullying, and moral disengagement.
methodsThis study used the Paranoia Scale, Cyberbullying Scale, and Moral Disengagement Scale to conduct an anonymous online survey of 1519 adolescents in China.
results(1) Paranoid tendencies, moral disengagement, and cyberbullying were all significantly and positively correlated. Boys showed higher rates of moral disengagement, while girls showed higher rates of paranoid tendencies. (2) The direct effect of paranoid tendency on cyberbullying was significant (β = 0.31,
conclusionAdolescent cyberbullying should be regulated at the family and social levels to enhance juvenile mental health issues and help them establish proper moral standards.
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