Childhood trauma, psychache, and depression among university students: a moderated mediation model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childhood trauma is a potential threat to depression and can have a lifelong impact on the mental health of university students. Our study aimed to construct a moderated mediation model to explore the relationship between childhood trauma, psychache, ambivalence over emotional expression, physical activity, and depression in university students.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted in three universities in China, recruiting 476 university students using self-report questionnaires. The moderated mediation model was examined using the SPSS PROCESS model 21.

Results

Ambivalence over emotional expression (F=12.843), childhood trauma (F=117.639), and psychache (F=581.594) all had a significant positive effect on depression (p<0.001), explaining 2.9%, 21

SUBMITTER: Chen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11228253 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature