TY  - EJOU
AU  - Yang, Fuhua 
AU  - Lin, Jiaci 
AU  - Chen, Rong 
AU  - Gao, Chunlin 
AU  - Cui, Maoying 
AU  - Yin, Keli 

TI  - The Effects of Childhood Trauma on College Students’ Depressive Symptoms: The Mediation Role of Subjective Well-Being and the Moderation Role of Resilience
T2  - International Journal of Mental Health Promotion

PY  - 2024
VL  - 26
IS  - 9
SN  - 2049-8543

AB  -  <b>Background:</b> The enduring and detrimental impact of childhood trauma on later health and well-being is now well established. However, research on the relationship between childhood trauma and depressive symptoms, along with the potential risk and protective factors, is insufficient in the context of Chinese college student population. <b>Methods:</b> Data on childhood trauma, depressive symptoms, resilience, and subjective well-being were collected through surveys conducted with 367 Chinese university students. The data collected in this study were analyzed using SPSS 26.0 and PROCESS 3.5. <b>Results:</b> The results revealed that subjective well-being mediated the relationship between childhood trauma and depressive symptoms among college students, with direct and indirect effects accounting for 59.46% and 40.54% of the total effect, respectively. The pathway process between subjective well-being and depressive symptoms was moderated by resilience, whereby an increase in resilience levels corresponded to a gradual escalation in the predictive power of subjective well-being on depressive symptoms. <b>Conclusion:</b> The study indicates that childhood trauma significantly and positively predicts depressive symptoms among college students, and it can also directly predict depressive symptoms through the mediating effect of subjective well-being. Elevating levels of psychological resilience and subjective well-being among college students can mitigate depression and promote psychological well-being. From the perspective of positive psychology, the present study provides a new perspective for the prevention and intervention of depressive symptoms among college students.
KW  - Childhood trauma; depressive symptoms; subjective well-being; resilience

DO  - 10.32604/ijmhp.2024.049922