The impact of bullying cognition on school bullying among Chinese primary school students: a moderated mediation model of resilience and sex.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have shown the positive effects of bullying cognition on school bullying behavior among young people, but the mechanism underlying this association remains unclear.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study with 5,903 primary school students in grades 3-5 in Luzhou city. Hayes' PROCESS macro was used to test the mediating effect of psychological resilience and the moderating effect of sex on the relationship between bullying cognition and school bullying after controlling for grade.

Results

Psychological resilience partially mediated the relationship between school bullying cognition and victimization (β = -0.0174, 95% CI: -0.0219 to -0.0132) and between perpetration (β = -0.0079, 95% CI: -0.0104 to -0.0055). This study rev

SUBMITTER: Fei L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11525983 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature