The Associations Among Cyber-Ostracism, Hostile Attribution Bias, and Online Deviant Behaviors in Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study

doi:10.12139/j.1672-0628.2026.01.007

Abstract

Abstract: A total of 646 adolescents in Liaoning province were followed up for three consecutive times using a longitudinal design to investigate the relationship between cyber-ostracism and online deviant behaviors and its mechanism. The results showed that: 1) Cyber-ostracism at the pretest (T_n) significantly and positively predicted online deviant behaviors at the posttest (T_n+1), while online deviant behaviors at the pretest failed to predict cyber-ostracism at the posttest. 2) Hostile attribution bias played a longitudinal mediating role between cyber-ostracism and online deviant behaviors. 3) The mediating effect of hostile attribution bias between cyber-ostracism and online deviant behaviors varied across different genders of adolescents. Boys were more likely to stimulate hostility attribution after experiencing cyber-ostracism, and then produced online deviant behaviors, while this mediating mechanism was not significant among girls. Moreover, a reciprocal relationship between cyber-ostracism and online deviant behaviors was only found in girls. The results of this study reveal the psychological mechanism of the formation of online deviant behaviors, and have implications for the prevention and intervention of adolescent online deviant behaviors.

Key words: cyber-ostracism, hostile attribution bias, online deviant behaviors, gender difference, random intercept cross-lagged panel model

摘要： 采用纵向设计，对辽宁省646名青少年进行连续3次追踪测查，考察青少年网络社会排斥与网络偏差行为的关系及其作用机制。结果表明：(1)前测(T_n)的网络社会排斥显著正向预测后测(T_n+1)的网络偏差行为，而前测的网络偏差行为不能预测后测的网络社会排斥；(2)敌意归因偏向在网络社会排斥与网络偏差行为之间发挥纵向中介作用；(3)敌意归因偏向的中介效应在不同性别的青少年群体中具有显著差异，男生在遭受网络社会排斥后更易激发敌意归因，继而产生网络偏差行为，而这一中介机制在女生群体中不显著。此外，仅在女生群体中存在网络社会排斥与网络偏差行为的双向关系。研究结果不仅揭示了网络偏差行为产生的心理机制，而且对青少年网络偏差行为的精准预防与干预具有启示意义。

关键词: 网络社会排斥, 敌意归因偏向, 网络偏差行为, 性别差异, 随机截距交叉滞后模型

CLC Number:

B844

ZHANG Ye, LIU Zhihong, ZHAO Liyun. The Associations Among Cyber-Ostracism, Hostile Attribution Bias, and Online Deviant Behaviors in Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2026, 24(1): 60-68.

张野, 刘致宏, 赵丽云. 青少年网络社会排斥、敌意归因偏向与网络偏差行为的关系：一项纵向研究[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2026, 24(1): 60-68.

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