Attachment Style and Defending Behaviors in Bullying Among Middle School Students: Chain Mediation Roles of Social Support and Bullying Coping Efficacy

doi:10.12139/j.1672-0628.2022.02.010

Abstract

Abstract: This study aimed to examine the relationship between middle school students’ attachment style and defending behaviors in bullying, and to explore the mediating role of social support and bullying coping efficacy. A questionnaire survey was conducted among a sample of 565 middle school students. The results showed that: 1) attachment anxiety was positively related to defending behaviors in bullying, and attachment was negatively related to defending behaviors in bullying; 2) social support and bullying coping efficacy played a chain mediating role in the process of attachment avoidance associated with defending behaviors in bullying. If we want to increase the defending behaviors in bullying of attachment avoidance of middle school students, we should pay attention to providing social support and improving bullying coping efficacy.

Key words: attachment anxiety, attachment avoidance, defending behaviors in bullying, social support, bullying coping efficacy

摘要： 为考察初中生依恋风格与欺凌保护行为的关系，同时探讨社会支持和欺凌应对效能的链式中介作用，采用问卷法对565名初中生进行调查。结果发现：（1）依恋焦虑与欺凌保护行为呈显著正相关，依恋回避与欺凌保护行为呈显著负相关；（2）社会支持和欺凌应对效能在依恋回避与欺凌保护行为之间起链式中介作用。若要增加依恋回避初中生的欺凌保护行为，应注重为其提供社会支持，提升欺凌应对效能。

关键词: 依恋焦虑, 依恋回避, 欺凌保护行为, 社会支持, 欺凌应对效能

CLC Number:

B844

ZHANG Lin, HONG Xinwei, FAN Hang, CHEN Yanling, ZHAO Mingyu, ZHU Tingting, LIU Shen. Attachment Style and Defending Behaviors in Bullying Among Middle School Students: Chain Mediation Roles of Social Support and Bullying Coping Efficacy[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2022, 20(2): 212-218.

张林, 洪新伟, 范航, 陈燕铃, 赵明玉, 朱婷婷, 刘燊. 初中生依恋风格与欺凌保护行为的关系：社会支持和欺凌应对效能的链式中介作用[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2022, 20(2): 212-218.

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