ArticleBMC psychology2025
From victims to aggressors: the link between childhood family abuse and adolescent peer bullying.
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- The relationship between body mass index and types of peer bullying in primary school students: rising risk in cyberbullying.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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backgroundAdolescent bullying and childhood family abuse are widespread social issues with lasting negative effects on victims' psychological health and behavior. Research suggests that childhood family abuse increases the likelihood of adolescents engaging in bullying. However, the dynamic relationship between these two phenomena, particularly the mechanisms involved, has been understudied.
objectiveThis study aims to explore how childhood family abuse leads to adolescent bullying behavior through the mediating roles of loneliness and delinquent peer affiliation, offering a theoretical basis for bullying prevention and intervention.
methodsA total of 2,042 middle school students participated in the study, consisting of 1,086 males (53.18%) (mean [SD] age, 14.23 [7.59]), and 956 females (46.82%) (mean [SD] age, 13.90 [7.60]). Validated instruments were used to assess childhood trauma (CTS), loneliness (ULS-6), deviant peer affiliation, and bullying behavior. SPSS 21.0 and JASP 0.17 were used for data analysis, with chain mediation analysis conducted to examine the mediating roles of loneliness and deviant peer affiliation.
resultsBased on the data analysis of 2,042 participants, this study found that childhood abuse, loneliness, deviant peer interaction and bullying behavior were significantly positively correlated (p < 0.001), among which childhood abuse was most strongly correlated with loneliness (r = 0.43), and deviant peer interaction was most closely associated with bullying behavior (r = 0.25). The mediation model further revealed that childhood abuse not only directly and positively predicted loneliness (β = 0.894, p < 0.01, R
conclusionChildhood abuse is linked to bullying behavior, with loneliness and dysfunctional peer interactions serving as contributing factors. These findings highlight key pathways in the victim-to-perpetrator transition and inform targeted bullying prevention strategies. Future longitudinal research should prioritize clarifying these causal relationships.
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