Mindfulness as a mediator of the relationship between childhood maltreatment and school bullying involvement
Scientific Reports August 26, 2026 Guiqing Zheng, Yandie He, Shuqing Liu et al.
Childhood maltreatment (CM) is a major public health concern that substantially raises the risk of adolescent school bullying. While mindfulness alleviates trauma-related distress by enhancing emotional regulation, its mediating effect on the link between maltreatment and bullying remains poorly understood. This cross-sectional study recruited 27,530 adolescents aged 10–17 years. Multilevel...