ArticleBMC psychology2025
The relationship between parental phubbing and bullying behavior in middle school students: the mediating role of family closeness and negative emotions.
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- You are doubly excluded: the interplay of cyberostracism and perceived parental phubbing in predicting problematic smartphone use.Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Article
- Athletes' psychological strain, negative emotions, and suicidal ideation: a mixed methods study.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Psychometric evaluation of the Perceived Parental Phubbing Scale (PPPS) among Iranian university students: associations with psychosocial factors and group differences.BMC public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study examined the mediating role of family closeness and negative emotions in the relationship between parental phubbing and bullying behavior in middle school students.
methodsA survey was conducted on 1281 middle school students using the Parental Phubbing Scale, Family closeness Scale, Negative Emotion Scale, and Bullying Behavior Questionnaire.
results(1) Parental phubbing was significantly and positively related with bullying behavior in middle school students; (2) Parental phubbing was related with bullying behavior in middle school students through the separate mediating effects of family closeness and negative emotions, as well as their sequential chain mediating effect.
conclusionsThis study revealed the mechanism of parental phubbing on bullying behavior of middle school students, which can effectively reduce bullying behavior in schools by enhancing family closeness and improving students' emotional state, and provides empirical evidence for the development of interventions.
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