The Effect Of Cyberbullying On Depression Among Secondary Vocational Students: The Mediating Role Of Loneliness And The Moderating Role Of Parent-child Affinity

The rapid With the rapid development and application of network technology,the main way for most teenagers to obtain information is through the network.The rapid development of the Internet has also given birth to a new type of bullying,namely cyberbullying.Cyberbullying refers to the behavior that individuals or groups use the network or communication tools to spread malicious or offensive information to others deliberately and repeatedly,which ultimately leads to serious damage to the physical and mental health of others.The physical and mental health,learning status,and living conditions of adolescents who are suffering from cyberbullying will be greatly harmed,which often lead to serious negative emotions,such as inferiority complex,sadness,depression,fear,loneliness,and doubts.Additionally,with the growth of adolescent,depression is a multiply psychological and emotional problem.And the incidence of depression continues to increase after entering adolescence,from 0.4%-2.5% in childhood to 8.3%,becoming the most important problem and physical and mental diseases for adolescents.For adolescents,depression can directly impair their social functions,and even lead to suicidal behavior,which directly threatens adolescents’ lives.Accordingly,this study took secondary vocational students as the research object to explore the mechanism of cyberbullying on depression,as well as the role of loneliness and parent-child affinity.This research used middle school students’ cyberbullying questionnaire,adolescent loneliness scale,epidemiological center depression scale and parent-child affinity scale to carry out a questionnaire survey on 837 students from two secondary vocational schools in Liaoning Province.Then we processed and analyzed data through SPSS23.0.Finally,the following main conclusions were drawn:（1）There is a positive correlation between cyberbullying and depression;loneliness is positive correlated with both cyberbullying and depression;both father’s and mother’s affinity are negatively correlated with depression;（2）loneliness Sensitivity plays a partial mediating role between cyberbullying and depression;（3）Paternal affinity can modulate the direct path of the mediation model（cyberbullying-depression）,with the increase in paternal affinity,the effect of cyberbullying on depression decreased gradually;（4）Maternal affinity can modulate the direct path of the mediation model（cyberbullying-depression）and the later half of the mediation model（loneliness-depression）.Specifically,with the improvement of maternal affinity,the influence of cyberbullying and loneliness on depression decreased gradually.Finally,this study also proposes the following educational suggestions:（1）From the aspect of family: parents of secondary vocational students should establish harmonious family relationships and create a good family atmosphere（2）From the aspect of school: the construction of campus culture should be strengthen,the school consultation should be improved,and the actively class activities should be carried out（3）From the aspect of social: the mental health knowledge should be publicized and popularized vigorously among the masses,creating a reasonable social and psychological atmosphere.