Naseri M, Yaghoubi H, Yousefi R, Vaghef L.
(2026). Relationship between Maladaptive Humor and Cyberbullying Experience with Mediated Empathy in Students. , Rooyesh. 15(8), 25-34.
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1- Ph.D student in Psychology, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran.
2- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran. Yaghoubi.hassan@yahoo.com , Yaghoubi.hassan@yahoo.com
3- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran.
Abstract: (51 Views)
The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of empathy in the relationship between maladaptive humor and cyberbullying. The research method was descriptive-correlational structural equation modeling. The study community included students girls and boys at Shahid Madani University of Azerbaijan in 2023-2024, that among them 384 students were selected throug convenience sampling. Research questionnaires included: The data collection tools were the Cyberbullying-Victimization Experience Questionnaire (CBVEQ; Antoniadou et al, 2016), The Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ; Martin et al, 2000) and the emphaty Scale (ES; Jolliffe and Farrington, 2006). Structural equation analysis was used to analyze the data. Structural equation analysis was used to analyze the data. The results of the study showed that the conceptual model had a good fit. Also, maladaptive humor and empathy had a significant direct relationship on students' cyberbullying (P<0.05). In addition, the results of the bootstrap test also showed that emphaty had a significant mediating role in the relationship between maladaptive humor and cyberbullying (p<0.05). The findings of the present study indicate that students who use a maladaptive humor style and have low empathy are more likely to engage in cyberbullying. Therefore, empathy plays a protective role against cyberbullying.
Type of Article:
Research |
Subject:
General Psychology Received: 2026/02/26 | Accepted: 2026/07/12 | ePublished: 2026/11/1