%0 Journal Article
%T Association between childhood emotional abuse and non-suicidal self-injury among Guangxi adolescents in China: A moderated mediation model.
%A Wei Q
%A Liu J
%A Yin W
%A Pan S
%A Dai C
%A Zhou L
%A Jiang X
%A Wang C
%A Wu J
%J J Affect Disord
%V 363
%N 0
%D 2024 Oct 15
%M 39029701
%F 6.533
%R 10.1016/j.jad.2024.07.111
%X <B>BACKGROUND: </B>Childhood Emotional Abuse (CEA) is a known risk factor for Non Suicidal Self-injury (NSSI), which could have devastating repercussions. This study aimed to establish whether Parent-Child Attachment (PCA) and depressive symptoms mediated the CEA-NSSI relationship, as well as whether school connectedness moderated both the direct and indirect relationships between CEA and NSSI.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>Between November and December 2022, 7447 Chinese adolescents in high schools were surveyed through multi-stage cluster random sampling. The participants completed self-reported questionnaires that assessed CEA, PCA, depressive symptoms, school connectedness, and NSSI. Relationships between these variables were examined through moderated mediation analysis using SPSS macro-PROCESS.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>After controlling for sociodemographic variables, we found that CEA correlated positively with NSSI through two different pathways: the mediating role of depressive symptoms and the chain-mediating role of both PCA and depressive symptoms. Moreover, school connectedness could moderate the direct and indirect relationships between CEA and NSSI.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>The study's cross-sectional design does not allow for causal inferences.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>Overall, PCA, depressive symptoms, and school connectedness could affect the CEA-NSSI relationship.