Association between school bullying and self-harm in Chinese children and adolescents: the mediating role of mindfulness.
BMC public health May 15, 2025 Changlin Zhang, Fang Liu, Hailiang Ran et al. 2 citations
Among 5,897 adolescents in Yunnan Province, China, 34.6% reported having engaged in non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) at some point in their lives. School bullying was linked to roughly double the odds of NSSI, while higher mindfulness scores were associated with slightly lower NSSI risk. Mindfulness partially explained the connection between bullying and NSSI, accounting for about a third of the association. Of the mindfulness components, acting with awareness showed the strongest mediating effect. Enhancing mindfulness, particularly acting with awareness, may help reduce NSSI related to school bullying.