Objective:To examine the dynamic interactive relationships between cyberbullying perpetration,anxiety,and depression in college students.Methods:A total of 4 148 college students from a comprehensive uni-versity in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region completed self-report measures including Cyberbullying Scale(CS),Self-Rating Anxiety Scale(SAS),and Self-Rating Depression Scale(SDS)at two time points,18-month a-part.Results:Correlation analysis showed significant concurrent(r=0.11-0.17,Ps＜0.001)and lagged(r=0.06-0.44,Ps＜0.001)positive associations among CS,SAS,and SDS scores.Cross-lagged analysis,controlling for gender and age,indicated that T1 CS scores were positively associated with T2 SAS and SDS scores(β=0.13,0.14,Ps＜0.001).Additionally,SAS scores at T1 and SDS scores at T1 were positively associated CS scores at T2,respectively(β=0.07,0.05,Ps＜0.001).Conclusion:Cyberbullying perpetration,anxiety,and depression in-fluence each other over time among college students,suggesting a reinforcing negative cycle.

Objective:To examine the dynamic interactive relationships between cyberbullying perpetration,anxiety,and depression in college students.Methods:A total of 4 148 college students from a comprehensive uni-versity in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region completed self-report measures including Cyberbullying Scale(CS),Self-Rating Anxiety Scale(SAS),and Self-Rating Depression Scale(SDS)at two time points,18-month a-part.Results:Correlation analysis showed significant concurrent(r=0.11-0.17,Ps＜0.001)and lagged(r=0.06-0.44,Ps＜0.001)positive associations among CS,SAS,and SDS scores.Cross-lagged analysis,controlling for gender and age,indicated that T1 CS scores were positively associated with T2 SAS and SDS scores(β=0.13,0.14,Ps＜0.001).Additionally,SAS scores at T1 and SDS scores at T1 were positively associated CS scores at T2,respectively(β=0.07,0.05,Ps＜0.001).Conclusion:Cyberbullying perpetration,anxiety,and depression in-fluence each other over time among college students,suggesting a reinforcing negative cycle.