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Adolescents in nontraditional family arrangements experience weaker social bonds, which indirectly increases their likelihood of bullying perpetration. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To examine the direct and indirect mechanisms linking family structure to adolescent bullying perpetration via social bonds and peer associations.

August 28, 2026Criminal Justice and BehaviorOpen Access

Family Structure and Bullying Perpetration Among Adolescents: Direct and Indirect Pathways

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ZWZhong Wang SHShiming Hao ZYZhang Yan

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Cross-sectional study reveals social bond mediation between family structure and bullying in adolescents, indicating the importance of strengthening community connections.

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To examine the direct and indirect mechanisms linking family structure to adolescent bullying perpetration via social bonds and peer associations.
Analyzed survey data from 2,085 junior high school students in China.
Conducted generalized structural equation modeling, specifying social bonds as a latent construct using ordinal indicators.
Estimated direct, indirect, and sequential pathways integrating social control and social learning perspectives.
Adolescents in nontraditional family structures exhibited significantly weaker social bonds, which in turn predicted higher rates of bullying perpetration.
Associations with bullying peers strongly predicted bullying perpetration, but peer associations did not mediate the link between family structure and bullying.
Several nontraditional family categories showed negative direct associations with bullying after accounting for mediators, reflecting inconsistent mediation.

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Wang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a916ea0d15324a1df3aa7ca https://doi.org/10.1177/00938548261478300

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August 28, 2026Criminal Justice and BehaviorOpen Access

Family Structure and Bullying Perpetration Among Adolescents: Direct and Indirect Pathways

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Authors

ZWZhong Wang SHShiming Hao ZYZhang Yan

Discussion

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Overview

Cross-sectional study reveals social bond mediation between family structure and bullying in adolescents, indicating the importance of strengthening community connections.

Key Points

To examine the direct and indirect mechanisms linking family structure to adolescent bullying perpetration via social bonds and peer associations.
Analyzed survey data from 2,085 junior high school students in China.
Conducted generalized structural equation modeling, specifying social bonds as a latent construct using ordinal indicators.
Estimated direct, indirect, and sequential pathways integrating social control and social learning perspectives.
Adolescents in nontraditional family structures exhibited significantly weaker social bonds, which in turn predicted higher rates of bullying perpetration.
Associations with bullying peers strongly predicted bullying perpetration, but peer associations did not mediate the link between family structure and bullying.
Several nontraditional family categories showed negative direct associations with bullying after accounting for mediators, reflecting inconsistent mediation.

Cite This Study

Wang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a916ea0d15324a1df3aa7ca https://doi.org/10.1177/00938548261478300

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