TY  - EJOU
AU  - Jiang, Huaibin 
AU  - Qin, Huihang 
AU  - Ren, Lei 
AU  - Xu, Feifei 
AU  - Shao, Lin 
AU  - Guo, Yaning 
AU  - Wei, Xinyi 
AU  - Wang, Qingyi 

TI  - Parental psychological control and cyberbullying in vocational college students: The role of the moral disengagement and the dual system of self-control
T2  - Journal of Psychology in Africa

PY  - 2025
VL  - 35
IS  - 3
SN  - 1815-5626

AB  - This study examined the role of moral disengagement dual system of self-control in the relationship between parental psychological control and cyberbullying. Participants were involved 802 vocational college students (46.01% females; M = 18.11, SD = 1.23). They completed measures on parental psychological control, moral disengagement, dual system of self-control (impulse and control system), and cyberbullying. The results from mediation-moderation analysis indicated that parental psychological control directly predicts higher cyberbullying. Specifically, moral disengagement partially mediated this relationship, as higher parental psychological control increases moral disengagement, which in turn elevates the risk of cyberbullying. Furthermore, parental psychological control moderated the relationship between parental control and cyberbullying through impulse control systems within the dual system of self-control. Individuals with high impulsivity scores are more likely to engage in cyberbullying when exposed to high levels of parental psychological control, whereas individuals with low impulsivity scores exhibit a lower incidence of cyberbullying.
KW  - parental psychological control; moral disengagement; self-control; cyberbullying

DO  - 10.32604/jpa.2025.067170