The Effect of Child Trauma on the Relation between Psychological Well-Being and Depressive Symptoms in Chilean University Students.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: There is consistent evidence of the impact of early adverse experiences on mental health in adulthood, especially as a risk factor for depression. However, their influence on positive aspects of mental health such as well-being has been less extensively studied. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effect of traumatic childhood experiences on the relationship between depression and psychological well-being in a sample of university students. (2) Methods: The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form (CTQ-SF), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-IA), and Ryff's psychological well-being scale were administered to 700 Chilean university students. Several regression models were used to analyze the interaction between variables, with multivariate SEM being applied to hie

SUBMITTER: Barros P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9778518 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature