AUTHOR=Liu Sui , Wu Wanchun , Zou Hongyu , Chen Yanrong , Xu Liling , Zhang Wei , Yu Chenfu , Zhen Shuangju 

TITLE=Cybervictimization and non-suicidal self-injury among Chinese adolescents: The effect of depression and school connectedness

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=11

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1091959

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2023.1091959

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=<p>Cybervictimization has been shown in many studies to be a risk factor for adolescent non-suicidal self-injurious behavior (NSSI). In this study we tested the roles of depression and school connectedness in this association. The Integrative Model of NSSI, Emotion Regulation and Interpersonal Relationship Model of NSSI, and Integrative Model of Social Media and Suicide provided the conceptual framework for the study. A sample of 1106 adolescents (<italic>M</italic><sub><italic>age</italic></sub> = 13.17; <italic>SD</italic> = 0.69; 51.78% girls) completed anonymous questionnaires in their classrooms. The results of structural equation modeling showed that the positive association between cybervictimization and adolescent NSSI was mediated by depression. Moreover, this indirect link was stronger for adolescents with low vs. high school connectedness. The results have implications for intervention programs aimed at reducing NSSI among adolescents.</p>