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This study investigates how loneliness and depression mediate the relationship between emotional maltreatment and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) among Chinese adolescents, with attention to gender differences.

May 3, 2026

From emotional maltreatment to adolescent non-suicidal self-injury: A moderated sequential mediation analysis of loneliness, depression and gender among Chinese adolescents.

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LLLing LengTianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine ODOuyu DongZhejiang University

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Randomized trial examines links between emotional maltreatment and increased non-suicidal self-injury in females, suggesting new intervention pathways.

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This study investigates how loneliness and depression mediate the relationship between emotional maltreatment and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) among Chinese adolescents, with attention to gender differences.
Cross-sectional design with adolescent participants from an art preparatory academy in China.
Utilized structural equation modeling to analyze mediation pathways and gender moderation.
Measurements involved ACE-Q for adverse childhood experiences, UCLA Loneliness Scale for loneliness, PHQ-9 for depression, and DSHI-9r for NSSI.
Six-month prevalence of NSSI among participants was 17.2%.
Loneliness and depression explained 7.7% of the total effect linking ACEs to NSSI, significant only for emotional maltreatment (β = 0.106, 95% CI [0.056, 0.183]).
Gender moderated the pathway, showing significant effects only among females (β = 0.048, 95% CI [0.024, 0.088]).

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Leng et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f6e5868071d4f1bdfc633b https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.108066

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Randomized trial examines links between emotional maltreatment and increased non-suicidal self-injury in females, suggesting new intervention pathways.

From emotional maltreatment to adolescent non-suicidal self-injury: A moderated sequential mediation analysis of loneliness, depression and gender among Chinese adolescents.

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From emotional maltreatment to adolescent non-suicidal self-injury: A moderated sequential mediation analysis of loneliness, depression and gender among Chinese adolescents.

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