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A Review of the Influence of Parental Absence on the Victimization of School Bullying and its Potantial Mechanism in Children and Adolescents

  • ZHAO Yongyao ,
  • ZHANG Ye ,
  • ZHAO Yulu
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  • School of Educational Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, China
*ZHANG Ye, zhangye_psy@163.com

Online published: 2025-08-08

Abstract

The prolonged absence of parents can result in neglect and a lack of support for children and adolescents, leading to the deterioration of the parent-child relationship and the failure of parental monitoring mechanisms. These factors can ultimately harm the physical and mental health, as well as the social development, of children and adolescents, making them more vulnerable to school bullying. The study summarizes the established mechanisms by which parental absence impacts school bullying victimization, and, based on a comprehensive review of relevant research, argues for potential mediating roles played by individual factors and other contextual factors. Finally, the study points out the problems in current research, such as the vague definition of parental absence and the lack of research on its mechanisms and intervention strategies. Future research needs to explore its internal mechanism and intervention strategies based on empirical evidence.

Cite this article

ZHAO Yongyao , ZHANG Ye , ZHAO Yulu . A Review of the Influence of Parental Absence on the Victimization of School Bullying and its Potantial Mechanism in Children and Adolescents[J]. Psychological Communications, 2025 , 8(1) : 62 -68 . DOI: 10.12100/j.issn.2096-5494.225010

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