Observational Study
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World J Psychiatry. May 19, 2025; 15(5): 104145
Published online May 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i5.104145
Longitudinal study of peer bullying victimization and its psychological effects on adolescents
Yu-Ping Bai, Hao Yuan, Qing-Yun Yu, Lu-Ming Liu, Wen-Chao Wang
Yu-Ping Bai, Beijing Academy of Educational Sciences, Beijing 100036, China
Hao Yuan, Lu-Ming Liu, Wen-Chao Wang, Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Qing-Yun Yu, Mental Health Education Counseling Center, Jingchu University of Technology, Jingmen 448000, Hubei Province, China
Author contributions: Bai YP contributed to conceptualization, writing original draft; Yuan H contributed to methodology, writing, review and editing; Yu QY contributed to writing, review and editing, investigation; Liu LM contributed to methodology, investigation; Wang WC contributed to project administration, supervision.
Supported by the Humanities and Social Sciences Youth Foundation of Ministry of Education of China Project, No. 22YJC190023.
Institutional review board statement: The Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Psychology at Beijing Normal University reviewed and approved the research (No. 202302220015).
Informed consent statement: Consent for participation was obtained from the local school bureau, the school principal, students, and their parents, all of whom provided signed informed consent forms.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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Corresponding author: Wen-Chao Wang, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100875, China. psychao@bnu.edu.cn
Received: December 12, 2024
Revised: January 24, 2025
Accepted: March 3, 2025
Published online: May 19, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: In the bi-directional relationship between depression and peer bullying victimization (PBV) in adolescents, depression dominates, with sad mood playing a key role in the bi-directional relationship between depression/anxiety and aggression in adolescents, depression/anxiety dominates, with sleep/feeling afraid symptom playing a key role. In the bi-directional relationship between PBV and aggression in adolescents, PBV dominates, with physical bullying victimization playing a dominant role.