TY  - EJOU
AU  - Guo, Yue 
AU  - Bao, Zhenlu 
AU  - Lei, Zhenlin 
AU  - Wang, Rui 
AU  - Guo, Jiawei 

TI  - Cybervictimization and college students’ sleep quality: The mediating role of rumination and the moderating role of self-compassion
T2  - Journal of Psychology in Africa

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SN  - 1815-5626

AB  - The present study examined the association between cybervictimization and sleep quality among university students, focusing on the mediating role of rumination and the moderating role of self-compassion. Participants were 932 students (mean age = 19.74 years; 53.76% female). They completed self-report questionnaires assessing cybervictimization, rumination, self-compassion, and sleep quality. The results from mediation-moderation analysis showed that cybervictimization was positively associated with poorer sleep quality. Rumination mediated this relationship, suggesting that university students exposed to cybervictimization were more likely to engage in repetitive negative thinking, which in turn associated with worse sleep outcomes. Furthermore, self-compassion moderated the relationship between cybervictimization and rumination: the association of cybervictimization on rumination was weaker among students with higher levels of self-compassion. Interventions targeting rumination reduction and self-compassion enhancement may be effective strategies for improving sleep health among students facing cybervictimization.
KW  - cybervictimization; rumination; self-compassion; sleep quality

DO  - 10.32604/jpa.2026.083642