The relationship between cyber victimization and suicide attempts of college students: the role of social rejection and family resilience.

Cyber victimization has become a critical public health issue among college students, strongly linked to suicidal ideation and behavior. However, the specific ways it contributes to suicide attempts-particularly in college student populations-remain under-researched. To clarify the relationship between cyber victimization and suicide attempts. A total of 874 college students from Anhui Province, China (204 males, 670 females; Mage = 19.15, SD = 2.07) completed self-report measures of cyber victimization, social rejection, family resilience, and suicide attempts. Key findings revealed that cyber victimization is associated with suicide attempts and amplified their severity through social rejection. Family resilience acted as a protective moderator: social rejection strongly predicted suicide attempts only when family resilience was low; this association weakened significantly among students with high family resilience. This study uniquely integrated both risk (social rejection) and protective factors (family resilience), emphasizing how family resilience can mitigate the detrimental effects of cyber victimization. For educators, addressing social rejection and fostering family resilience represent critical strategies to curtail suicide attempts among cyberbullying victims.