The Impact of Parental Academic Pressure on Nonsuicidal Self injury Behavior in Middle School Students: A Moderated Mediation Model

Key Points

• This research investigates how parental academic pressure, anxiety, and attachment relationships affect nonsuicidal self-injury behavior in adolescents.
• Surveyed 2066 middle school students across grades seven to twelve using questionnaires.
• Utilized measures for academic pressure, self-injury behavior, anxiety, and attachment relationships.
• Analyzed the mediating and moderating effects of anxiety and parent-child attachment.
• Significant impact of living conditions (e.g., left-behind or boarding) on nonsuicidal self-injury behavior.
• Positive correlation between parental academic pressure, anxiety, and self-injury scores.
• Anxiety partially mediates the relationship between parental pressure and self-injury.
• The link between parental pressure and self-injury in boys is moderated by the level of father-child attachment.