Effect of childhood maltreatment on depression in college students： a moderated mediation model
BackgroundCurrently， the problem of depressed mood in college students is becoming more prominent. The experience of childhood maltreatment is a significant contributor to depression among college students. Although the association between the two has been confirmed， the specific psychosocial mechan...
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| author | Lai Xinghua Zhao Huitong Xiao Ruofan Cui Can Zhao Ameng Fu Wei Jiang Jing Shang Tinghuizi Li Honglong Yu Zengyan |
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| description | BackgroundCurrently， the problem of depressed mood in college students is becoming more prominent. The experience of childhood maltreatment is a significant contributor to depression among college students. Although the association between the two has been confirmed， the specific psychosocial mechanisms underlying how childhood maltreatment affects college students' mental health remain insufficiently evidenced.ObjectiveTo explore the mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties in the relationship between childhood maltreatment and depression among college students， and to investigate the moderated effects of psychological resilience and family socioeconomic status， aiming to provide references for improving depressive symptoms in college students.MethodsOn 14 March 2024， a cluster sampling method was employed to recruit 751 college students from a university in Heilongjiang Province. Participants were assessed with Childhood Trauma Questionnaire （CTQ）， Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale （DERS）， Patients' Health Questionnaire Depression Scale-9 item （PHQ-9）， 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale （CD-RISC-10） and Family Socioeconomic Status Questionnaire. Pearson correlation analysis was adopted to examine the correlation between the scores of scales. Model 4 and model 7 in Process 4.2 were used to test the mediating effects of emotional regulation difficulties and the moderated effects of psychological resilience and family socioeconomic status.Results① A total of 712 （94.81%） valid questionnaires were collected. ② College students' CTQ score was positively correlated with DERS score and PHQ-9 score （r=0.296， 0.507， P<0.01）， and negatively correlated with CD-RISC-10 score and Family Socioeconomic Status Questionnaire score （r=-0.148， -0.229， P<0.01）. ③ The indirect effect value of difficulties in emotion regulation on the relationship between childhood maltreatment and depression was 0.091 （95% CI： 0.018~0.046）， accounting for 17.95% of the total effect. ④ The first half of the mediation model "childhood maltreatment → difficulties in emotion regulation → depression" （childhood maltreatment → difficulties in emotion regulation） was moderated by psychological resilience （β=-0.030， t=-6.147， 95% CI： -0.040~-0.020） and family socioeconomic status （β=-0.051， t=-3.929， 95% CI： -0.077~-0.026）.ConclusionChildhood maltreatment exerts both a direct effect on college students' depression and an indirect effect through emotion regulation difficulties. The childhood maltreatment → emotion regulation difficulties pathway in this mediation model is moderated by psychological resilience and family socioeconomic status. ［Funded by Qiqihar Medical University Graduate Student Innovation Fund Project （number， QYYCX2023-48）； Special Research Fund Project for Young Doctors of Qiqihar Academy of Medical Sciences （number， QMSI2021B-08）］ |
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| spelling | doaj-art-515d86313d7549c3a249bc18aa1652f72025-08-20T03:15:27ZzhoEditorial Office of Sichuan Mental HealthSichuan jingshen weisheng1007-32562025-06-0138324725310.11886/scjsws202409110011007-3256（2025）03-0247-07Effect of childhood maltreatment on depression in college students： a moderated mediation modelLai Xinghua0Zhao Huitong1Xiao Ruofan2Cui Can3Zhao Ameng4Fu Wei5Jiang Jing6Shang Tinghuizi7Li Honglong8Yu Zengyan9School of Mental Health， Qiqihar Medical University， Qiqihar 161006， ChinaSchool of Mental Health， Qiqihar Medical University， Qiqihar 161006， ChinaSchool of Mental Health， Qiqihar Medical University， Qiqihar 161006， ChinaSchool of Mental Health， Qiqihar Medical University， Qiqihar 161006， ChinaSchool of Mental Health， Qiqihar Medical University， Qiqihar 161006， ChinaSchool of Mental Health， Qiqihar Medical University， Qiqihar 161006， ChinaSchool of Mental Health， Qiqihar Medical University， Qiqihar 161006， ChinaSchool of Mental Health， Qiqihar Medical University， Qiqihar 161006， ChinaSchool of Mental Health， Qiqihar Medical University， Qiqihar 161006， ChinaSchool of Mental Health， Qiqihar Medical University， Qiqihar 161006， ChinaBackgroundCurrently， the problem of depressed mood in college students is becoming more prominent. The experience of childhood maltreatment is a significant contributor to depression among college students. Although the association between the two has been confirmed， the specific psychosocial mechanisms underlying how childhood maltreatment affects college students' mental health remain insufficiently evidenced.ObjectiveTo explore the mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties in the relationship between childhood maltreatment and depression among college students， and to investigate the moderated effects of psychological resilience and family socioeconomic status， aiming to provide references for improving depressive symptoms in college students.MethodsOn 14 March 2024， a cluster sampling method was employed to recruit 751 college students from a university in Heilongjiang Province. Participants were assessed with Childhood Trauma Questionnaire （CTQ）， Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale （DERS）， Patients' Health Questionnaire Depression Scale-9 item （PHQ-9）， 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale （CD-RISC-10） and Family Socioeconomic Status Questionnaire. Pearson correlation analysis was adopted to examine the correlation between the scores of scales. Model 4 and model 7 in Process 4.2 were used to test the mediating effects of emotional regulation difficulties and the moderated effects of psychological resilience and family socioeconomic status.Results① A total of 712 （94.81%） valid questionnaires were collected. ② College students' CTQ score was positively correlated with DERS score and PHQ-9 score （r=0.296， 0.507， P<0.01）， and negatively correlated with CD-RISC-10 score and Family Socioeconomic Status Questionnaire score （r=-0.148， -0.229， P<0.01）. ③ The indirect effect value of difficulties in emotion regulation on the relationship between childhood maltreatment and depression was 0.091 （95% CI： 0.018~0.046）， accounting for 17.95% of the total effect. ④ The first half of the mediation model "childhood maltreatment → difficulties in emotion regulation → depression" （childhood maltreatment → difficulties in emotion regulation） was moderated by psychological resilience （β=-0.030， t=-6.147， 95% CI： -0.040~-0.020） and family socioeconomic status （β=-0.051， t=-3.929， 95% CI： -0.077~-0.026）.ConclusionChildhood maltreatment exerts both a direct effect on college students' depression and an indirect effect through emotion regulation difficulties. The childhood maltreatment → emotion regulation difficulties pathway in this mediation model is moderated by psychological resilience and family socioeconomic status. ［Funded by Qiqihar Medical University Graduate Student Innovation Fund Project （number， QYYCX2023-48）； Special Research Fund Project for Young Doctors of Qiqihar Academy of Medical Sciences （number， QMSI2021B-08）］http://www.psychjm.net.cn/scjswszz/ch/reader/view_abstract.aspx?file_no=202503010&flag=1childhood maltreatmentdifficulties in emotion regulationdepressionpsychological resiliencefamily socioeconomic status |
| spellingShingle | Lai Xinghua Zhao Huitong Xiao Ruofan Cui Can Zhao Ameng Fu Wei Jiang Jing Shang Tinghuizi Li Honglong Yu Zengyan Effect of childhood maltreatment on depression in college students： a moderated mediation model Sichuan jingshen weisheng childhood maltreatment difficulties in emotion regulation depression psychological resilience family socioeconomic status |
| title | Effect of childhood maltreatment on depression in college students： a moderated mediation model |
| title_full | Effect of childhood maltreatment on depression in college students： a moderated mediation model |
| title_fullStr | Effect of childhood maltreatment on depression in college students： a moderated mediation model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of childhood maltreatment on depression in college students： a moderated mediation model |
| title_short | Effect of childhood maltreatment on depression in college students： a moderated mediation model |
| title_sort | effect of childhood maltreatment on depression in college students a moderated mediation model |
| topic | childhood maltreatment difficulties in emotion regulation depression psychological resilience family socioeconomic status |
| url | http://www.psychjm.net.cn/scjswszz/ch/reader/view_abstract.aspx?file_no=202503010&flag=1 |
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