Tao Li1, Che Tong Nah2, Fei Feng3,*
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.20, No.2, pp. 67-74, 2018, DOI:10.32604/IJMHP.2018.010839
Abstract This study aimed to investigate the link between community violence
exposure, experiential avoidance and depression among Chinese adolescents. A
total of 468 middle school students from China completed the Survey of
Children’s Exposure to Community Violence, Acceptance and Action
Questionnaire-Second Edition (AAQ-II) and Children’s Depression Inventory
(CDI). The results suggested that the depression was positively correlated with
the level of community violence exposure and experiential avoidance, and
community violence exposure was positively correlated with experiential
avoidance. Mediation analysis revealed that experiential avoidance partially
mediated the association between exposure to community violence and
depression. These results suggest that educators and parents… More >
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