The advent of social media platforms has made cyberbullying a growing concern. Current studies primarily investigate singular individual-level or environmental-level factors, yet cyberbullying is a multifaceted phenomenon that cannot be fully understood through single-dimensional perspectives. In this research, we draw on situational action theory (SAT) to explore how cyberbullying develops on social media by examining the synergistic effect of individual propensity and criminogenic exposure. Our empirical results reveal that individuals’ cyberbullying behavior is predominantly influenced by previous habits and exposure to the cyberbullying behavior of important others. Furthermore, individuals tend to employ neutralization techniques to rationalize their cyberbullying behaviors.

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社交媒体上的网络欺凌行为：情境行动视角


社交媒体平台的出现使网络欺凌日益受到关注。目前的研究主要调查单一的个人层面或环境层面的因素，但网络欺凌是一种多层面的现象，无法通过单一维度的视角来充分理解。在这项研究中，我们利用情境行动理论（SAT），通过检查个人倾向和犯罪暴露的协同效应，探讨网络欺凌如何在社交媒体上发展。我们的实证结果表明，个人的网络欺凌行为主要受到以前的习惯和接触重要他人的网络欺凌行为的影响。此外，个人倾向于采用中和技术来合理化他们的网络欺凌行为。