Childhood Psychological Maltreatment and Depression among Chinese Adolescents: Multiple Mediating Roles of Perceived Ostracism and Core Self-Evaluation

Previous studies have primarily focused on the separate mediating role of interpersonal context or personal characteristics in the relationship between childhood psychological maltreatment and depression, neglecting the combined effects, which have limited ecological validity. Therefore, this study...

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Autores principales: Qiong Wang, Ruilin Tu, Wei Hu, Xiao Luo, Fengqing Zhao
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:621990a5a6a44453ace744974d12337d2021-11-11T16:26:26ZChildhood Psychological Maltreatment and Depression among Chinese Adolescents: Multiple Mediating Roles of Perceived Ostracism and Core Self-Evaluation10.3390/ijerph1821112831660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/621990a5a6a44453ace744974d12337d2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11283https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Previous studies have primarily focused on the separate mediating role of interpersonal context or personal characteristics in the relationship between childhood psychological maltreatment and depression, neglecting the combined effects, which have limited ecological validity. Therefore, this study investigated the multiple mediating roles of perceived ostracism and core self-evaluation in the relationship between childhood psychological maltreatment and depression. A total of 1592 Chinese adolescents (51.1% boys), ranging in age from 11 to 15 years (<i>M</i> = 13.23, <i>SD</i> = 0.96), completed a self-report questionnaire regarding demographics, psychological maltreatment, perceived ostracism, core self-evaluation and depression. A multiple mediation model was tested using Model 6 of the PROCESS macro. After controlling for the variables of gender and age, the results indicated that perceived ostracism and core self-evaluation parallelly and sequentially mediated the link between psychological maltreatment and depression. The multiple mediation model could account for 55% of the total effect. In conclusion, the current study helps us better understand the mechanisms of depression caused by psychological maltreatment, and contributes to preventing and intervening in depression among Chinese adolescents.Qiong WangRuilin TuWei HuXiao LuoFengqing ZhaoMDPI AGarticlechildhood psychological maltreatmentperceived ostracismcore self-evaluationdepressionMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11283, p 11283 (2021)
institution DOAJ
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topic childhood psychological maltreatment
perceived ostracism
core self-evaluation
depression
Medicine
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spellingShingle childhood psychological maltreatment
perceived ostracism
core self-evaluation
depression
Medicine
R
Qiong Wang
Ruilin Tu
Wei Hu
Xiao Luo
Fengqing Zhao
Childhood Psychological Maltreatment and Depression among Chinese Adolescents: Multiple Mediating Roles of Perceived Ostracism and Core Self-Evaluation
description Previous studies have primarily focused on the separate mediating role of interpersonal context or personal characteristics in the relationship between childhood psychological maltreatment and depression, neglecting the combined effects, which have limited ecological validity. Therefore, this study investigated the multiple mediating roles of perceived ostracism and core self-evaluation in the relationship between childhood psychological maltreatment and depression. A total of 1592 Chinese adolescents (51.1% boys), ranging in age from 11 to 15 years (<i>M</i> = 13.23, <i>SD</i> = 0.96), completed a self-report questionnaire regarding demographics, psychological maltreatment, perceived ostracism, core self-evaluation and depression. A multiple mediation model was tested using Model 6 of the PROCESS macro. After controlling for the variables of gender and age, the results indicated that perceived ostracism and core self-evaluation parallelly and sequentially mediated the link between psychological maltreatment and depression. The multiple mediation model could account for 55% of the total effect. In conclusion, the current study helps us better understand the mechanisms of depression caused by psychological maltreatment, and contributes to preventing and intervening in depression among Chinese adolescents.
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author Qiong Wang
Ruilin Tu
Wei Hu
Xiao Luo
Fengqing Zhao
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Ruilin Tu
Wei Hu
Xiao Luo
Fengqing Zhao
author_sort Qiong Wang
title Childhood Psychological Maltreatment and Depression among Chinese Adolescents: Multiple Mediating Roles of Perceived Ostracism and Core Self-Evaluation
title_short Childhood Psychological Maltreatment and Depression among Chinese Adolescents: Multiple Mediating Roles of Perceived Ostracism and Core Self-Evaluation
title_full Childhood Psychological Maltreatment and Depression among Chinese Adolescents: Multiple Mediating Roles of Perceived Ostracism and Core Self-Evaluation
title_fullStr Childhood Psychological Maltreatment and Depression among Chinese Adolescents: Multiple Mediating Roles of Perceived Ostracism and Core Self-Evaluation
title_full_unstemmed Childhood Psychological Maltreatment and Depression among Chinese Adolescents: Multiple Mediating Roles of Perceived Ostracism and Core Self-Evaluation
title_sort childhood psychological maltreatment and depression among chinese adolescents: multiple mediating roles of perceived ostracism and core self-evaluation
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/621990a5a6a44453ace744974d12337d
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