Evidence suggests that online disinhibition enhances the likelihood of perpetrating cyberbullying by increasing moral disengagement; however, these psychological mechanisms have not been examined in the context of cyberdating abuse. In the current study (N = 362), we examined whether online disinhibition would predict more frequent direct cyberaggression toward a partner through greater moral disengagement, and explored the moderating role of gender, sexism, and past experiences of cyberdating abuse victimization. The results indicated that online disinhibition was positively correlated with moral disengagement, which in turn predicted more frequent direct cyberaggression toward partners. In addition, participants' gender and past experiences of cyberdating abuse victimization moderated this relationship: (a) more online disinhibition was associated with greater moral disengagement in men (vs. women), which in turn predicted more direct cyberaggression toward partners and (b) more online disinhibition was linked to greater moral disengagement, which in turn predicted more direct cyberaggression perpetration toward partners among individuals with frequent past victimization experiences (vs. low past victimization experiences). These findings highlight online disinhibition and moral disengagement as potential risk factors that may heighten direct cyberaggression against partners, as well as enhance our understanding of the circumstances determining its occurrence. Scholars and practitioners may use this work to develop and test psychoeducational programs to prevent cyberdating abuse through mitigating the occurrence of these disinhibiting factors in romantic.

有证据表明，网络解除抑制会增加道德脱离感，从而增加实施网络欺凌的可能性；然而，这些心理机制尚未在网络约会滥用的背景下得到检验。在当前的研究中（N = 362），我们研究了网络去抑制是否会通过更大的道德脱离来预测对伴侣更频繁的直接网络攻击，并探讨了性别、性别歧视和过去网络约会虐待受害经历的调节作用。结果表明，网络去抑制与道德脱离呈正相关，这反过来又预示着对伴侣的更频繁的直接网络攻击。此外，参与者的性别和过去遭受网络约会虐待的经历调节了这种关系：（a）更多的在线抑制解除与男性（相对于女性）更大的道德脱离相关，这反过来又预示着对伴侣的更直接的网络攻击；（b）更多的网络去抑制与更大的道德脱离有关，这反过来又预示着过去受害经历频繁（相对于过去受害经历较少）的个人会对伴侣实施更直接的网络攻击。这些发现强调，网络抑制解除和道德脱离是潜在的风险因素，可能会加剧针对合作伙伴的直接网络攻击，并加深我们对决定其发生的情况的理解。学者和从业者可以利用这项工作来开发和测试心理教育计划，以通过减轻浪漫中这些去抑制因素的发生来防止网络约会滥用。