Lucía Gómez García, Cirenia Quintana-Orts & Lourdes Rey Peña
The study by Gómez-García and colleagues, published in the Revista de Psicología Clínica con Niños y Adolescentes, analyzes the moderating role of self-deprecating humor between cybervictimization and suicidal ideation in adolescents.
Methodology:
- 362 adolescents participated (mean age = 14.64; SD = 1.71).
- They responded to questionnaires on cybervictimization, self-deprecating humor, and suicidal ideation.
- Moderation analysis was used to investigate how self-deprecating humor affects the relationship between cybervictimization and suicidal ideation, considering gender differences.
Key Findings:
- Cybervictimization was positively associated with suicidal ideation in adolescents.
- Self-deprecating humor moderated this relationship, such that adolescents who used this type of humor showed a weaker relationship between cybervictimization and suicidal ideation.
- Females showed a stronger relationship between cybervictimization and suicidal ideation, while self-deprecating humor was a more effective moderator in males.
Conclusions: Self-deprecating humor may act as a protective factor in the relationship between cybervictimization and suicidal ideation in adolescents, especially in males.
The full article is available at: https://www.revistapcna.com/sites/default/files/6_2354.pdf