Transformation from School Bullying Outsider to Cyberbullying Perpetrator: The Role of Anxiety and Moral Disengagement
Transformation from School Bullying Outsider to Cyberbullying Perpetrator: The Role of Anxiety and Moral Disengagement
Xin Xie Yajing Zhang Boya Xu Kang Mi Wang Xinchun Wu a Beijing Union University, Beijing, Chinab Beijing Normal University, Beijing, Chinac Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai, Zhuhai, ChinaXin Xie, is an associate professor in the College of Applied Science and Technology at Beijing Union University and a PhD student in the Faculty of Psychology at Beijing Normal University. His research interests include the impact of traumatic experiences on individuals’ mental health and educational psychology. In this regard, his research primarily focuses on concepts related to school bullying, cyberbullying, stability and role transitions in bullying situations, moral disengagement, resilience, and social support.Yajing Zhang, is a graduate student at the School of Marxism, Beijing Union University. Her core research focus is on the comprehensive development of college students. Her research primarily concentrates on issues such as college student growth, value formation, identity development pathways, and social support.Boya Xu, is a PhD student in the Faculty of Psychology at Beijing Normal University. Her core research focus is on the impact of traumatic experiences on individuals’ mental health. Her research primarily concentrates on issues such as witnessing domestic violence, childhood abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), complex PTSD, alexithymia, depression, anxiety, and comorbidity of psychiatric disorders.Kang Mi Wang, is a graduate with a master’s degree from the Faculty of Psychology at Beijing Normal University. Her core research focus is on the impact of traumatic experiences on individual mental health. Her research primarily concentrates on issues such as childhood abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), complex PTSD, aggressive behavior, Machiavellianism, and the dark triad of personality traits.Xinchun Wu, Ph.D., is a professor in the Faculty of Psychology at Beijing Normal University. His research interests span Educational and School Psychology (contemporary learning sciences and effective teaching, children’s reading development and instructional promotion), as well as Clinical and Counseling Psychology (psychological counseling and trauma intervention, parental education and co-parenting)