# The relationship between family cohesion and cyberbullying among college students: the chain mediating role of anxiety and cognitive reappraisal

## TL;DR

This study examines how family cohesion affects cyberbullying in college students, with anxiety and cognitive reappraisal acting as mediators.

## Contribution

The study identifies a chain mediation model linking family cohesion to cyberbullying through anxiety and cognitive reappraisal.

## Key findings

- Family cohesion and cognitive reappraisal are negatively correlated with anxiety and cyberbullying.
- Anxiety is positively correlated with cyberbullying behavior.
- Family cohesion influences cyberbullying via anxiety and cognitive reappraisal.

## Abstract

To explore the relationship between family cohesion and cyberbullying behavior among college students, as well as the mediating roles of anxiety and cognitive reappraisal.

A survey was conducted on 544 college students using the Chinese version of the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales, the Anxiety Scale, the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, and the Cyberbullying Scale.

(1) Both family cohesion and cognitive reappraisal showed signiffcant negative correlations with anxiety and college students’ cyberbullying behavior, while anxiety showed a signiffcant positive correlation with cyberbullying behavior. (2) Family cohesion was associated with cyberbullying behavior via the mediating roles of anxiety and cognitive reappraisal, respectively.

Anxiety and cognitive reappraisal represent potential psychological pathways through which family cohesion relates to cyberbullying behavior among college students.