The Relationship between Campus Bullying and Social Anxiety, and the Mediation Role of Self-Compassion and Emotional Resilience among Middle School Students

Nowadays, campus bullying occurs frequently, which has brought severe adverse effects to schools and society. This study explored the level of self-compassion and emotional resilience among middle school students, and the relationship between campus bullying, social anxiety, self-compassion, and emotional resilience. It explored whether selfcompassion and emotional resilience play a mediating role in the relationship between campus bullying and social anxiety. The study used path analysis with a mediation model applied to the data analysis. 1,727 students participated in the study, and 891 students were used in the analysis. The four scales had high reliability, with Cronbach alpha coefficients between .92 - .97. Campus bullying positively predicted social anxiety; campus bullying was significantly negatively correlated with self-compassion and emotional resilience. Self-compassion also had a significant negative correlation with social anxiety. Emotional resilience was significantly negatively correlated with social anxiety. Self-compassion played a partial mediating role in the relationship between campus bullying and social anxiety, and emotional resilience played a partial mediating role in the relationship between campus bullying and social anxiety.