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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Personality and Social Psychology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1467625

The Impact of College Students' Parent-Child Attachment on Bullying Behavior: The Mediating Role of External Expression of Anger

Provisionally accepted
Yiwen Chen Yiwen Chen Ruixin Wang Ruixin Wang Zhenyu Zhao Zhenyu Zhao Mengmeng Zhao Mengmeng Zhao Ziying Wang Ziying Wang Lina Li Lina Li *Hongge Luo Hongge Luo *
  • North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China

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    Purpose: (1) To investigate the relationship between college students' parent-child attachment, external expression of anger, and bullying behavior; (2) To explore the mediating role of external expression of anger between parent-child attachment and bullying behavior. Methods: The Parent-Child Attachment Scale, State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory, and Bullying Participation Behavior Questionnaire were administered to 306 college students. Data collected were analyzed using SPSS 26.0 for common method bias tests, descriptive analysis, and correlation analysis. The mediation model was tested using the PROCESS macro program. Results: Parent-child attachment was significantly negatively correlated with external expression of anger and bullying behavior, while external expression of anger was positively correlated with bullying behavior. Additionally, the external expression of anger partially mediated the impact of parent-child attachment on bullying behavior. Conclusion: This study clarifies the relationship between parent-child attachment, external expression of anger, and bullying, emphasizing the indirect effect of parent-child attachment on individual bullying behavior through the external expression of anger. It provides data support for the further development of innovative methods to effectively reduce bullying behavior.

    Keywords: Parent-child attachment, External Expression of Anger, Bullying behavior, college students, mediation effect

    Received: 20 Jul 2024; Accepted: 11 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Chen, Wang, Zhao, Zhao, Wang, Li and Luo. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Lina Li, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China
    Hongge Luo, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, China

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