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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 19, Issue 6, Pages 810-827Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2021.1967136
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Organized physical activity; peer victimization; cybervictimization; physical self-concept
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- R+D+I department, Ministry of Science and Innovation of the Spanish Government [PSI2016-74871-R, PSI2020-113911RBI00]
- Directorate General for Innovation and Teacher Training of the Andalusian Department of Education [PIV-034/18]
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This study found that physical self-concept plays a mediating role between victimization/cybervictimization and physical activity, with a stronger impact on boys.
Being a victim of bullying or cyberbullying can be linked to participating less in physical activity. Considering that physical self-concept can play an important role in the relationship between both constructs, this study aims to analyse the mediating effect of physical self-concept between victimization/cybervictimization and physical activity, considering the moderating effect of gender. A total of 870 schoolchildren aged 12 to 19 from southern Spain participated in this explanatory cross-sectional study. We studied the variables of victimization, cyber-victimization, physical self-concept and organized physical activity through self-reports, and analysed the moderated mediation using the Process macro. Negative relationship was found between physical activity and both victimization and cybervictimization, and this association was mediated by physical self-concept. In turn, moderating analyses showed that physical self-concept had a stronger relationship on physical activity in boys. In conclusion, a positive physical self-concept can mediate in victims of bullying or cyberbullying opting not to participate in physical activities, especially in boys.
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