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Effects of Bullying Victimization on NSSI in Early Adolescent: The Role of Loneliness and Emotion Regulation Strategies

YANG Shuyun1, LI Zihan2, REN Ping3,4   

  1. 1. Zhengzhou Normal University, Zhengzhou 450044;
    2. Shenzhen Pingshan Experimental School of Northeast Normal University, Shenzhen 518118;
    3. Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment toward Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875;
    4. State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
  • Published:2026-01-19

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Abstract: To investigate effects of bullying victimization on NSSI,the mediating effect of loneliness and the moderating effect of emotion regulation strategies, a sample of 3502 middle school students was followed up for six months and examined for two waves. The results showed that:(1) Bullying victims positively predicted NSSI; (2) Loneliness mediated the relationship between bullying victimization and NSSI; (3) Cognitive reappraisal significantly moderated the effect of loneliness on NSSI; Expressive suppression significantly moderates the direct pathway of bullying victimization and the mediated pathway of loneliness on NSSI. This result suggests that: The exclusion and isolation caused by bullying will produce loneliness, which further increases the risk of adolescents’ self-injury. It is necessary to reduce bullying victimization and loneliness, develop positive emotion regulation strategies and improve mental health.

Key words: bullying victimization, non-suicidal self-injury, loneliness, emotion regulation strategies, early adolescent

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