| Title: |
The Effect of Child Trauma on the Relation between Psychological Well-Being and Depressive Symptoms in Chilean University Students |
| Authors: |
Paulina Barros; Rodrigo Assar; Alberto Botto; Caroline Leighton; Yamil Quevedo; Juan Pablo Jiménez |
| Source: |
Healthcare ; Volume 10 ; Issue 12 ; Pages: 2463 |
| Publisher Information: |
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute |
| Publication Year: |
2022 |
| Collection: |
MDPI Open Access Publishing |
| Subject Terms: |
childhood trauma; psychological well-being scale; depression; mental health |
| Description: |
(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 hierarchize the relationships found. (3) Results: Emotional Neglect and Abuse stand out as the types of maltreatment with the greatest impact on mental health, associated first with a decrease in the self-acceptance dimension of psychological well-being and then with depressive symptomatology in adulthood. (4) Conclusions: Results provide evidence that early trauma has an important impact on mental health, increasing the risk of depression, however, its impact is greater on positive aspects of health, such as self-acceptance, a fundamental element in the construction of psychological well-being. |
| Document Type: |
text |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
Healthcare Quality, Patient Safety, and Self-care Management; https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10122463 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/healthcare10122463 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10122463 |
| Rights: |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.5682CE0F |
| Database: |
BASE |