The relationships among trauma, stress, social support, and psychopathology: exploring early warning factors of mental illness from a network analysis perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent years, there has been extensive literature on social support, perceived stress, childhood trauma, depression, and OCD. Previous studies primarily summarized phenomena from existing literature to formulate hypotheses, then employed one-way tests to examine their relationships. To further elucidate their potential connections and provide robust evidence for predicting mental disorders, this study comprehensively explores the associations between mental health risk factors and psychiatric symptoms.

Methods

A total of 1,647 participants were included in the analyses. Their ages ranged from 18 to 50 years (M = 25.5, SD = 6.74), with 65.5% identifying as male and 34.5% as female. They were asked to complete a series of questionnaires, including the Childhood T

SUBMITTER: Fu G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12784560 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature