Effects of Childhood Trauma on College Adjustment: Sequential Mediation Effect by Stress Vulnerability and Depression (아동기 외상 경험이 대학생활적응에 미치는 영향: 스트레스 취약성과 우울의 순차매개효과)

Jin Young, Yun (윤진영)

doi:10.35574/KJDP.2024.12.37.4.25

Effects of Childhood Trauma on College Adjustment: Sequential Mediation Effect by Stress Vulnerability and Depression

THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
2024, 37(4), pp.25~45
DOI : 10.35574/KJDP.2024.12.37.4.25
Publisher : The Korean Society For Developmental Psychology
Research Area : Social Science > Psychological Science
Received : October 29, 2024
Accepted : November 24, 2024
Published : December 15, 2024

Jin Young, Yun ¹

¹세명대학교 상담심리학과

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ABSTRACT

This study examined the association between childhood trauma and college adjustment by, focusing on the mediating roles of stress vulnerability and depression. A total of 531 first-year students(230 men and 301 women) completed self-reported questionnaires assessing childhood trauma, stress vulnerability, depression, and college adjustment. The major results of this study are as follows: First, childhood trauma, stress vulnerability, depression, and college adjustment significantly correlated. Second, stress vulnerability and depression sequentially mediated the relationship between childhood trauma and college adjustment among first-year students. Based on these results, related intervention strategies and implications of these findings are suggested. Finally, the significance and limitations of the study are discussed.

KEYWORDS

Childhood Trauma, Stress vulnerability, Depression, College Adjustment

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