Proceedings of the 2026 12th International Conference on Digital Humanities and Frontiers in Social Sciences (DHFSS 2026)

2026 12th International Conference on Digital Humanities and Frontiers in Social Sciences (DHFSS 2026)

📍Beijing, China🗓️ 29-31 May 2026

Longitudinal Associations Among Personal Relative Deprivation, Trait-Anger and Cyber-Aggression

Authors
Qingwei Yang1, *
1Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China
*Corresponding author. Email: julia.yang@thrivingway.cn
Corresponding Author
Qingwei Yang
Available Online 7 September 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-611-6_29How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Personal relative deprivation; Trait-anger; Cyber-aggression; Cross-lagged model; Mediation
Abstract

Cyber-aggression (CA) is an increasing societal concern. While personal relative deprivation (PRD) is known to predict CA, their longitudinal relationship and underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Based on the General Aggression Model and Script Theory, this study uses a two-wave longitudinal design (6-month interval) with 940 Chinese college students to examine the reciprocal relationships among PRD, trait-anger (TA), and CA. Cross-lagged analysis revealed that PRD (T1) predicted subsequent TA and CA (T2), and TA (T1) also predicted PRD and CA (T2). Furthermore, TA (T2) mediated the association between PRD (T1) and CA (T2). These findings reveal a cyclical relationship between these variables, deepening our understanding of cyber-aggression and providing theoretical guidance for its prevention.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2026 12th International Conference on Digital Humanities and Frontiers in Social Sciences (DHFSS 2026)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
7 September 2026
ISBN
978-2-38476-611-6
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-611-6_29How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2026 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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