The role of self-esteem in protecting against cyber-victimization and gaming disorder symptoms among adolescents: a temporal dynamics analysis

Nie, Q, Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524 and Teng, Z, 2024. The role of self-esteem in protecting against cyber-victimization and gaming disorder symptoms among adolescents: a temporal dynamics analysis. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 53 (4), pp. 863-876. ISSN 0047-2891

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Abstract

Previous literature has suggested that victimization is linked to low self-esteem and increases the symptoms of gaming disorder. However, little is known about the intra-individual processes, and the temporal dynamics of cyber-victimization, self-esteem, and gaming disorder symptoms. To address this gap, a three-year longitudinal study was performed using data collected at six different time points from 4206 Chinese adolescents (aged 12–17 years; 50.4% boys). Results of random intercept cross-lagged panel models (RI-CLPMs) indicated that at the within-person level, the fluctuation in self-esteem weakly predicted late cyber-victimization, and the fluctuation of cyber-victimization also weakly predicted late self-esteem. Additionally, the current study identified an interactive effect between self-esteem and gaming disorder symptoms at the within-person level. Fluctuations in self-esteem negatively predicted late gaming disorder symptoms, and vice versa. However, when combining the three variables (i.e., cyber-victimization, self-esteem, and gaming disorder symptoms) into one RI-CLPM, the results did not support the mediation of self-esteem in the relationship between cyber-victimization and gaming disorder symptoms at the within-person level. Moreover, fluctuations in self-esteem negatively predicted late gaming disorder symptoms and cyber-victimization at the within-person level in the RI-CLPM. These findings emphasize the protective role of self-esteem developed against cyber-victimization and gaming disorder symptoms among adolescents.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Creators:	Nie, Q., Griffiths, M.D. and Teng, Z.
Publisher:	Springer
Date:	April 2024
Volume:	53
Number:	4
ISSN:	0047-2891
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1007/s10964-023-01890-8 DOI 1828756 Other
Rights:	This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10964-023-01890-8
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Laura Ward
Date Added:	01 Nov 2023 12:03
Last Modified:	30 Oct 2024 03:00
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/50201

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