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We studied the mediating role of emotion dysregulation (ED) and the moderating role of perceived anonymity (PA) on the internet to explain IPV victims\u2019 willingness of online help-seeking (WOHS). Through a PROCESS analysis of the questionnaire data (n = 510, 318 female, 192 male, Mage = 22.41 years), the results demonstrate that: (1) ED has been linked with the experience of IPV, and IPV significantly induces ED. (2) When IPV victims realize the symptoms of ED, they have a strong willingness to seek external intervention to support themselves. ED mediates the relationship between IPV and online help-seeking. (3) For youth growing up in the era of social networking sites (SNS), personal privacy protection is an important factor when seeking online help. The anonymity of the internet has a positive effect on victims who experience IPV and ED, and it increases WOHS. This study introduces a new perspective on the psychological mechanism behind IPV victims\u2019 help-seeking behaviors, and it suggests that the improvement of anonymity in online support can be an effective strategy for assisting IPV victims.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph19148330","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,7,7]],"date-time":"2022-07-07T22:11:47Z","timestamp":1657231907000},"page":"8330","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["The Relationship between Intimate Partner Violence and Online Help-Seeking: A Moderated Mediation Model of Emotion Dysregulation and Perceived Anonymity"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"19","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3548-3386","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Heng","family":"Xu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Management, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jun","family":"Zeng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Management, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Zheng","family":"Cao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate School of Management, Management and Science University, Shah Alam 40100, Malaysia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Huihui","family":"Hao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce, Lincoln University, Lincoln 7647, New Zealand"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,7,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"38","DOI":"10.1148\/radiol.2020202866","article-title":"Exacerbation of Physical Intimate Partner Violence during COVID-19 Pandemic","volume":"298","author":"Gosangi","year":"2021","journal-title":"Radiology"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"311","DOI":"10.1177\/1524838018767934","article-title":"A Systematic Review of Intimate Partner Violence Interventions: State of the Field and Implications for Practitioners","volume":"21","author":"Trabold","year":"2020","journal-title":"Trauma Violence Abus."},{"key":"ref_3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"510","DOI":"10.1097\/OLQ.0b013e318207f59b","article-title":"Mediators of the Relation Between Partner Violence and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Women Attending a Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic","volume":"38","author":"Mittal","year":"2011","journal-title":"Sex Transm. 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