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Zhou P, Cai J, Cui J, Liu J, He W, Zhang C, Chen F, Wang Z. Peer victimization and children's internet addiction in China: a moderated mediation model. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1236135. [PMID: 37928568 PMCID: PMC10623336 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1236135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
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Background Peer victimization used to be considered as a crucial risk factor for children addicted to the internet. Whereas some victimized ones are function better than would be expected. Variability across individuals indicates that it is necessary to understand how children cope with being bullied and why they do not exhibit maladaptive outcomes. Objective We explored the underlying mechanisms by testing whether subjective well-being was a mediator between peer victimization and Internet addiction and whether the mediation effects conditioned on the levels of parent-child relationship (PCR). Methods Data were collected from 65, 868 elementary school students in China (Mage = 9.56 years, SD = 0.62, 54.0% male) using four questionnaires. Results We found that: (1) subjective well-being can partially mediate the relationship of the two variables; and (2) PCR can moderate direct path and second half of the intermediary process. These moderating effects were stronger for children with higher PCR vs. lower PCR, as a strong PCR can help children to deal with intense emotions and to access effective resources to obtain support. Conclusion This study deepens our understanding of how peer victimization leads to internet addiction, identifies a supportive PCR as a crucial factor that strengthens the resilience of child victims, and highlights the value of focusing on improving the relationship between parents and children in intervening internet addiction related to peer victimization.
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- Pingyan Zhou
- School of Psychology, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong Province, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment for Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
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- College of Education, HeBei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, HeBei Province, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment for Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- School of Psychology, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, Shandong Province, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment for Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment for Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment for Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Dangerfield C, Fenichel EP, Finnoff D, Hanley N, Hargreaves Heap S, Shogren JF, Toxvaerd F. Challenges of integrating economics into epidemiological analysis of and policy responses to emerging infectious diseases. Epidemics 2022; 39:100585. [PMID: 35636312 PMCID: PMC9124042 DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2022.100585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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COVID-19 has shown that the consequences of a pandemic are wider-reaching than cases and deaths. Morbidity and mortality are important direct costs, but infectious diseases generate other direct and indirect benefits and costs as the economy responds to these shocks: some people lose, others gain and people modify their behaviours in ways that redistribute these benefits and costs. These additional effects feedback on health outcomes to create a complicated interdependent system of health and non-health outcomes. As a result, interventions primarily intended to reduce the burden of disease can have wider societal and economic effects and more complicated and unintended, but possibly not anticipable, system-level influences on the epidemiological dynamics themselves. Capturing these effects requires a systems approach that encompasses more direct health outcomes. Towards this end, in this article we discuss the importance of integrating epidemiology and economic models, setting out the key challenges which such a merging of epidemiology and economics presents. We conclude that understanding people's behaviour in the context of interventions is key to developing a more complete and integrated economic-epidemiological approach; and a wider perspective on the benefits and costs of interventions (and who these fall upon) will help society better understand how to respond to future pandemics.
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- Ciara Dangerfield
- Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Economics, University of Wyoming, United States
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- Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Economics, University of Wyoming, United States
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- Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom; Centre for Economic Policy Research, United Kingdom
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Awaworyi Churchill S, Smyth R. Locus of control and the mental health effects of local area crime. Soc Sci Med 2022; 301:114910. [PMID: 35306270 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Revised: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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RATIONALE Exposure to local crime can constitute profound and continuing trauma with significant mental health implications. This is true for both victims and others within society who have not been directly victimised. Yet, for most policymakers, understanding what can be done to help victims to improve their level of mental wellbeing, has proved to be extremely challenging. OBJECTIVE Our objective is to explore the role of locus of control (LoC), an important personality trait, in helping victims to develop resilience against crime. Specifically, we seek to examine the impact of local area crime rates on the mental health of residents and whether a person's LoC can help build resilience against the negative mental health effects from local area crime. METHODS Using 19 waves of longitudinal data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, covering 15,245 adults between the ages of 21 and 59 years, we employ an empirical strategy that addresses the issue of sorting and endogenous crime-related moving behaviour. RESULTS We find that local area crime lowers mental health for residents, and that those who are more internal on LoC are more resilient to the adverse effects of local crime on mental health. Our results also show that social capital, physical activity, perceived safety and neighbourhood satisfaction are mechanisms through which LoC moderates the effect of local crime on mental health. CONCLUSION Our findings have important implications for developing policies that seek to address the negative effects of crime. We propose policies that promote building safer communities and fostering social inclusion as ways to reduce the effect of crime on mental health.
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- Sefa Awaworyi Churchill
- School of Economics, Finance & Marketing, RMIT University, VIC, 3000, Australia; PIIRS, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, United States.
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- Department of Economics, Monash University, VIC, 3800, Australia.
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Semenza DC, Testa A, Turanovic JJ. Trajectories of violent victimization over the life course: Implications for mental and physical health. ADVANCES IN LIFE COURSE RESEARCH 2021; 50:100436. [PMID: 36661291 DOI: 10.1016/j.alcr.2021.100436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Violent victimization experiences correspond to an array of negative consequences including poorer mental and physical health. Drawing on life course theories of stress proliferation and well-being, we use four waves of data from the Add Health study to identify pathways of violent victimization from adolescence through young adulthood using group-based trajectory modeling. We then assess the influence of victimization trajectory membership on a range of subsequent health outcomes including depression, PTSD, clinical and subclinical symptoms, and self-rated health. Our results show those with increasing experiences of victimization in young adulthood are at greatest risk for poor health outcomes. Notably, trajectories marked by violent victimization limited in adolescence are not associated with any indicators of poor health. Black individuals and males are at particular risk for membership in victimization trajectories with the greatest risk for future negative health outcomes. Our findings demonstrate that violent victimization occurs via heterogeneous patterns over the life course with significant consequences for well-being and broader health disparities among adults.
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- Daniel C Semenza
- Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice, Rutgers University - Camden, United States.
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- Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice, The University of Texas at San Antonio, United States
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- College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University, United States
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Murray AL, Hafetz Mirman J, Carter L, Eisner M. Individual and developmental differences in delinquency: Can they be explained by adolescent risk-taking models? DEVELOPMENTAL REVIEW 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dr.2021.100985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Joubert J, Guse T, Maree D. The prevalence of hope, subjective well-being, and psychopathology among trauma survivors at community-based clinics in Gauteng. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1177/00812463211040380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This study examined the prevalence of hope and subjective well-being as well as symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder among trauma survivors at community-based clinics in Gauteng. We further explored traumatic events and help-seeking behaviour in this context. Using a cross-sectional survey design, we collected demographic information and administered questionnaires measuring hope, well-being, depression, and post-traumatic stress. The sample comprised 120 adults, of whom the majority were Black females. Results showed that participants experienced low levels of hope, positive affect, and life satisfaction as well as high levels of negative affect, depression, and post-traumatic stress. In addition, the majority of participants experienced multiple traumatic events in the past 5 years, which had a negative impact on their well-being. However, receiving professional help and being able to cope in the aftermath of trauma may contribute towards higher levels of well-being and fewer psychopathological symptoms. Our findings thus highlighted the need for effective therapeutic interventions among trauma survivors.
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- Jolize Joubert
- Pholosong Hospital, Gauteng Department of Health, South Africa
- Department of Psychology, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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Lefgren LJ, Stoddard OB, Stovall JE. Rationalizing self-defeating behaviors: Theory and evidence. JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS 2021; 76:102407. [PMID: 33383261 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2020.102407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Why do individuals engage in self-defeating behaviors like self-harm, addiction, and risky sexual behaviors? Why do they experience the apathy of depression or inaction when trapped by multiple competing problems? We propose a framework for explaining these and other related behaviors based on the insight that individuals can only experience a limited number of latent stimuli to which they are exposed. We conduct an experiment to test this model and find that more than two thirds of the subjects behave consistent with our theoretical framework.
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- Lars J Lefgren
- Department of Economics, Brigham Young University and National Bureau of Economic Research, United States.
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- Department of Economics, Brigham Young University, United States.
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- Department of Economics, Brigham Young University, United States.
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Does digital inclusion affect quality of life? Evidence from Australian household panel data. TELEMATICS AND INFORMATICS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2020.101405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Bogolyubova O, Tikhonov R, Ivanov V, Panicheva P, Ledovaya Y. Violence Exposure, Posttraumatic Stress, and Subjective Well-Being in a Sample of Russian Adults: A Facebook-Based Study. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2020; 35:1476-1491. [PMID: 29294670 DOI: 10.1177/0886260517698279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Exposure to violence has been shown to negatively affect mental health and well-being. The goal of this Facebook-based study was to describe the rates of exposure to violence in a sample of Russian adults and to assess the impact of these experiences on subjective well-being and victimization-related psychological distress. Three types of victimization were assessed: physical assault by a stranger, physical assault by someone known to victim, and nonconsensual sexual experiences. The 5-item World Health Organization Well-Being Index (WHO-5) was used to assess subjective well-being, and Primary Care PTSD Screen (PC-PTSD) was employed as an indicator of victimization-related psychological distress. Data were obtained from 6,724 Russian-speaking Facebook users. Significant levels of lifetime victimization were reported by the study participants. Lifetime physical assault by a stranger, physical assault by someone known to victim, and sexual assault were reported by 56.9%, 64.2%, and 54.1% of respondents, respectively. Respondents exposed to violence were more likely to report posttraumatic stress symptoms and lower levels of subjective well-being. Participants who were exposed to at least one type of violence were more likely to experience symptoms of traumatic stress (U = 1,794,250.50, p < .001, d = 0.35). Exposure to multiple forms of violence was associated with more severe traumatic stress symptoms (rs = .257, p < .001). Well-being scores were significantly lower among participants exposed to violence (t = 8.37, p < .001, d = 0.31). The study demonstrated that violence exposure is associated with reduced well-being among Russian adults. Our findings highlight the negative impact of violence exposure on subjective well-being and underscore the necessity to develop programs addressing violence exposure in Russian populations.
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- Olga Bogolyubova
- Saint Petersburg State University, Russia
- Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA
- Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, USA
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Clark AE, D'Ambrosio C, Zhu R. Crime victimisation over time and sleep quality. SSM Popul Health 2019; 7:100401. [PMID: 31080869 PMCID: PMC6507056 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Revised: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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We here consider the relationship between the individual time profile of crime victimisation and sleep quality. Sleep quality worsens with contemporaneous crime victimisation, with physical violence having a larger effect than property crime. But crime history also matters, and past victimisation experience continues to reduce current sleep quality. Last, there is some evidence that the order of victimisation spells plays a role: consecutive years of crime victimisation affect sleep quality more adversely than the same number of years when not contiguous.
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- Flinders University, Australia
- Corresponding author.
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Kaakinen M, Keipi T, Räsänen P, Oksanen A. Cybercrime Victimization and Subjective Well-Being: An Examination of the Buffering Effect Hypothesis Among Adolescents and Young Adults. CYBERPSYCHOLOGY BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL NETWORKING 2017; 21:129-137. [PMID: 29048938 DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2016.0728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The wealth of beneficial tools for online interaction, consumption, and access to others also bring new risks for harmful experiences online. This study examines the association between cybercrime victimization and subjective well-being (SWB) and, based on the buffering effect hypothesis, tests the assumption of the protective function of social belonging in cybercrime victimization. Cross-national data from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Finland (N = 3,557; Internet users aged 15-30 years; 49.85 percent female) were analyzed using descriptive statistics and main and moderation effect models. Results show that cybercrime victimization has a negative association with SWB after adjusting for a number of confounding factors. This association concerns both general cybercrime victimization and subcategories such as victimization to offensive cybercrime and cyberfraud. In line with the buffering effect hypothesis, social belonging to offline groups was shown to moderate the negative association between SWB and cybercrime victimization. The same effect was not found in the social belonging to online groups. Overall, the study indicates that, analogously to crime victimization in the offline context, cybercrime is a harmful experience whose negative effects mainly concern those users who have weak social ties offline to aid in coping with such stressors.
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- Markus Kaakinen
- 1 Department of Social Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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- 2 Department of Economic Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- 2 Department of Economic Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- 1 Department of Social Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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