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How does school bullying influence adolescent social adaptation? a serial mediation model of school connectedness and
Zhe Jin1, Jiaxiang Wang2, Guoxing Xiang2
1School of Information Management, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China.
Introduction:
School bullying has become an important social problem among adolescents, it can influence the growth of individual, yet understanding of the impacts of school bullying is limited. The present study determined to investigate whether and how school bullying can influence adolescent social adaptation.
Methods:
Structural equation modeling was used to assess the hypothesized model. A sample of 434 Chinese adolescents (56.9% females), with an average age of 13.07 years (SD = 0.93), participated the survey.
Results:
The present study combined self-disclosure and school connectedness into a serial mediation model, highlighting the role of individual and environmental factors in the outcomes of school bullying.
Discussion:
These findings suggest that adolescents who engage in bullying are less likely to disclose personal information, which in turn hinders their sense of belonging at school, ultimately impairing their positive social adaptation. The results highlight the interplay between individual (self-disclosure) and environmental (school connectedness) factors in the outcomes of school bullying. Both limitations and implications are discussed in the end.
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