Childhood maltreatment and adolescents’ peer victimization: The effect of security, school connectedness and gender

•Child maltreatment was positively correlated with adolescents’ peer victimization.•Child maltreatment further affects peer victimization by undermining the sense of security.•School connectedness could buffer negative effects of child maltreatment on peer victimization.•Gender difference existed in the association of child maltreatment on peer victimization/security.