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초록

This study examined how sensation seeking contributes to cyberbullying among South Korean adolescents through antisocial game content exposure, gaming addiction, and moral disengagement. A sample of 223 middle school students (105 boys, Mage = 13.98, SDage = .83) completed validated self-report measures. Serial mediation analysis using Hayes's PROCESS macro (Model 6) showed that sensation seeking was directly and indirectly associated with cyberbullying. Higher sensation seeking predicted greater exposure to antisocial game content, which in turn led to increased gaming addiction and moral disengagement, ultimately resulting in more cyberbullying. These findings support an integrated model of personal and environmental influences on cyberbullying and underscore the need for interventions that address media exposure and moral cognition in adolescents.

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