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<p>Despite the recognition that childhood adversity is a significant risk factor for peer victimization, few studies have differentiated between the distinct dimensions of adverse experiences and their potential mechanisms. The present study employed a three-wave longitudinal design to investigate the impact of adverse childhood experiences on peer victimization among 578 Chinese primary school students (ages 8 to 12 years, <i>M</i> = 9.12, <i>SD</i> = 1.12; 45.85% girls) and revealed the mediating pathways of executive function and social anxiety. Results indicated that childhood harshness and unpredictability were positively associated with low executive function, increased social anxiety, and higher levels of peer victimization. Structural equation modeling demonstrated that both childhood harshness and unpredictability not only directly and positively predicted peer victimization but also exerted indirect effects through social anxiety and a chain mediation of executive function and social anxiety. These findings underscore the importance and key explanatory mechanisms of adverse childhood experiences in increasing peer victimization, and highlights the priority of social anxiety in future intervention strategies.</p>

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Adverse Childhood Experiences Increase Peer Victimization among Early Adolescents: the Longitudinal Mediating Roles of Executive Function and Social Anxiety

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    2025年10月15日

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  • Yingmin Chen,
  • Jingyu Wei,
  • Hailan Wang,
  • Jia Zhang,
  • Haowen Peng,
  • Qingqing Li

摘要

Despite the recognition that childhood adversity is a significant risk factor for peer victimization, few studies have differentiated between the distinct dimensions of adverse experiences and their potential mechanisms. The present study employed a three-wave longitudinal design to investigate the impact of adverse childhood experiences on peer victimization among 578 Chinese primary school students (ages 8 to 12 years, M = 9.12, SD = 1.12; 45.85% girls) and revealed the mediating pathways of executive function and social anxiety. Results indicated that childhood harshness and unpredictability were positively associated with low executive function, increased social anxiety, and higher levels of peer victimization. Structural equation modeling demonstrated that both childhood harshness and unpredictability not only directly and positively predicted peer victimization but also exerted indirect effects through social anxiety and a chain mediation of executive function and social anxiety. These findings underscore the importance and key explanatory mechanisms of adverse childhood experiences in increasing peer victimization, and highlights the priority of social anxiety in future intervention strategies.