Prospective Association Between Peer Victimization and Left-Behind Adolescents’ Loneliness: The Moderating Role of Sympathetic Nervous System Activity

Lei Wang, Xiaohan Sun, Jingxin Zhao, Wenxin Zhang, Faculty of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain Science and Mental Health

The Journal of Early Adolescence

Published online on March 16, 2026

Abstract

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This study explored the prospective association between peer victimization and left-behind adolescents’ loneliness and investigated the moderating role of sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity as well as potential differences in left-behind status and ...