Coping skills and perceived stress as pathways to well-being in adolescents experiencing cyber-victimization
Adolescents experiencing high levels of cyber-victimization may suffer from reduced well-being. Therefore, it is necessary to reveal factors that can increase the well-being of adolescents who experience cyber-victimization. This study examined the mediating effects of perceived stress and coping skills in the relationship between cyber-victimization and well-being. Participants consisted of 543 high school students (45.7% boys, 54.3% girls; M-age=15.59). Results indicate that cyber-victimization was related to lower well-being through perceived stress, problem solving, and cognitive avoidance. In addition, behavioral avoidance and help-seeking did not play a mediating role in the impact of cyber-victimization on well-being. Lastly, indirect effects tests supported a pathway from cyber-victimization to well-being through perceived stress, problem-solving, and cognitive avoidance. These results improve our understanding of the underlying mechanism between cyber-victimization and well-being by considering the roles of perceived stress and coping skills.
- Dergi
- CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
- Yıl
- 2024
- Cilt
- 43
- Sayı
- 23
- Sayfa
- 20709-20721
- ISSN
- 1046-1310
- eISSN
- 1936-4733
- DOI
- 10.1007/s12144-024-05864-2
- WoS UID
- WOS:001194918600001