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FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 11, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1091959
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cybervictimization; depression; school connectedness; adolescent; non-suicidal self-injury
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Cybervictimization has been found to be a risk factor for adolescent NSSI, and this study examined the roles of depression and school connectedness in this association. The results showed that the positive link between cybervictimization and NSSI was mediated by depression, and this indirect link was stronger for adolescents with low school connectedness. These findings have implications for intervention programs targeting NSSI among adolescents.
Cybervictimization has been shown in many studies to be a risk factor for adolescent non-suicidal self-injurious behavior (NSSI). In this study we tested the roles of depression and school connectedness in this association. The Integrative Model of NSSI, Emotion Regulation and Interpersonal Relationship Model of NSSI, and Integrative Model of Social Media and Suicide provided the conceptual framework for the study. A sample of 1106 adolescents (M-age = 13.17; SD = 0.69; 51.78% girls) completed anonymous questionnaires in their classrooms. The results of structural equation modeling showed that the positive association between cybervictimization and adolescent NSSI was mediated by depression. Moreover, this indirect link was stronger for adolescents with low vs. high school connectedness. The results have implications for intervention programs aimed at reducing NSSI among adolescents.
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