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This study examined whether depression indirectly linked childhood trauma to NSSI and whether perceived teacher legitimacy moderated the trauma\u2013depression association.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2025 with 576 students from two senior high schools and two universities in northern and southern mainland China. The sample exceeded the minimum size estimated using the standard cross-sectional survey formula,\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f\n                      <jats:italic>Z<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      (1\u202f\u2212\u202f\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      )\/\n                      <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      . Childhood trauma, depression, perceived teacher legitimacy, and NSSI were measured using standardized self-report questionnaires. Gender, grade level, and parental educational attainment were controlled. Pearson correlations and PROCESS Model 7 with 5,000 bootstrap resamples were used.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Childhood trauma was positively associated with depression and NSSI. Depression partially mediated the association between childhood trauma and NSSI. Perceived teacher legitimacy moderated the trauma\u2013depression association; unexpectedly, this association was stronger at higher levels of perceived teacher legitimacy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Depression may be one important, but not exclusive, pathway linking childhood trauma to NSSI. Perceived teacher legitimacy appears to have context-dependent effects rather than being uniformly protective. These cross-sectional findings support the need for trauma-informed school support, early screening for depression and NSSI risk, and longitudinal research.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1780390","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,30]],"date-time":"2026-06-30T05:42:00Z","timestamp":1782798120000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Childhood trauma and non-suicidal self-injury among Chinese students: the mediating role of depression and the moderating role of perceived teacher legitimacy"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Yongjian","family":"Lin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Wenzhou Seventh People\u2019s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University","place":["Wenzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Weiwei","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Education, Wenzhou University","place":["Wenzhou, China"]},{"name":"Wenzhou Research Center for Family Tradition and Family Education","place":["Wenzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hongji","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Education, Wenzhou University","place":["Wenzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yahan","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Shandong Yingcai University","place":["Jinan, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiaoxiao","family":"Xin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Qingdao Jimo District Shibei Middle School","place":["Qingdao, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jing","family":"Qian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University","place":["Wenzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1605508","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyt.2025.1605508","article-title":"Non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents: a clinician's guide to understanding the phenomenon, diagnostic challenges, and evidence-based treatments","volume":"16","author":"Apicella","year":"2025","journal-title":"Front. 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