Longitudinal mediating effects of parental psychological control and deviant peer affiliation on college students’ violence exposure and online risky behavior
摘要
Violence exposure (VE) has emerged as a pressing public health concern, attracting significant academic attention. Our study examined the longitudinal relationships between multiple forms of violence exposure and college students’ online risky behavior, as well as the mediating roles of parental psychological control (PPC) and deviant peer affiliation (DPA). A questionnaire survey was administered to 429 college students as part of a two-wave (T1 and T2) six months longitudinal investigation. Our results revealed that: (1) VE at T1 positively predicted ORB at T2, even after controlling for various demographic factors (gender, age, and socioeconomic status); (2) DPA at T2 played a longitudinal mediating role in the relationship between VE at T1 and ORB at T2; and (3) VE at T1 indirectly predicted ORB at T2 through the chain mediation of PPC at T2 and DPA at T2. These findings revealed the longitudinal relationship and internal mechanism between various forms of violence exposure and college students’ online risky behavior, providing new insights to inform prevention strategies and interventions to reduce such behavior in this population.