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Effect of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Depression: Focused on the Mediating Effect of Internet Game Addiction and Alcohol Drinking Levels

  • Industry Promotion Research
  • Abbr : IPR
  • 2026, 11(4), pp.413~425
  • DOI : 10.21186/IPR.2026.11.4.413
  • Publisher : Industrial Promotion Institute
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Interdisciplinary Research
  • Received : September 17, 2026
  • Accepted : October 27, 2026
  • Published : October 31, 2026

Jung Yoo Kim 1,  Myung Hoon Jung 1,  Dong Ha Lee 1,  Jun Won Hwang 2

1강원특별자치도광역정신건강복지센터
2강원대학교병원

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to verify the mediating effects of internet game addiction and alcohol drinking levels in examining the impact of adverse childhood experiences on depression. For this purpose, this study analyzed data from the ‘2024 Gangwon State Addiction Survey,’ which was conducted among 1,000 adult s. The main results of this study are as follows: First, the findings indicated that adverse childhood experiences were significantly associated with depression. Second, adverse childhood experiences, internet game addiction an d alcohol drinking levels were all correlated with depression. Third, a partial mediating effect of internet game addiction and alcohol drinking levels was found on the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and depression. This study is significant in that it examined the mediating roles of internet game addiction and alco hol drinking levels in the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and depression. Based on the resu lts of this study, several measures are suggested to prevent depression in the community.

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