The Effect of Bullying Victimization on Adolescent Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: The Mediating Roles of Alexithymia and Self-Esteem.

Xiajun GuoSijia WuWanglin DongYiqiu ZhangYue SuChaoran Chen

Published in: Psychology research and behavior management (2024)

These findings validate bullying victimization, alexithymia, and low self-esteem are important variables that affect NSSI among Chinese adolescents. Educators need to implement some prevention and intervention strategies to ameliorate the campus atmosphere and adolescents' mental health aimed at avoiding NSSI behavior in adolescence.

Keyphrases

young adults
mental health
high school
depressive symptoms
physical activity
randomized controlled trial
intimate partner violence
childhood cancer
mental illness