The Effect of Perceived Anonymity on Cyberbullying
The Mediating Role of Online Disinhibition and the Moderating Role of Mindfulness
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- 10.2991/978-2-38476-297-2_104How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Cyberbullying; Perceived Anonymity; Online Disinhibition; Mindfulness
- Abstract
As a worldwide social problem, cyberbullying has received extensive attention from scholars. Cyberbullying has more diverse manifestations than traditional forms of bullying, including exclusion, cyberstalking, and doxxing, which negatively impact the mental health of the victim. This study explores the factors influencing cyberbullying from the perspective of perceived anonymity. A total of 317 valid subjects participated in this study, and completed the Perceived Anonymity Questionnaire, the Cyber De-Inhibition Questionnaire, the Cyberbullying Questionnaire, and the Mindfulness Questionnaire in turn. The results show that: First, perceived anonymity enhances individuals’ cyberbullying; Second, perceived anonymity enhances online disinhibition and thus increases an individual’s cyberbullying behavior, whereas Mindfulness reduces or inhibits the positive influence of perceived anonymity on cyberbullying.
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TY - CONF AU - Zhenyu Zhao PY - 2024 DA - 2024/10/31 TI - The Effect of Perceived Anonymity on Cyberbullying BT - Proceedings of the 2024 8th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2024) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 859 EP - 868 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-297-2_104 DO - 10.2991/978-2-38476-297-2_104 ID - Zhao2024 ER -