Effects of childhood traumatic experience and self -esteem on depression in recruits
LI Hong-zheng
CHEN Hai-yan
LEI Mei-ying
WANG Zhou-ran
WANG Chuang
Abstract：Objective To investigate the impact of childhood traumatic experience on depression in recruits , and the moderating and mediating effects of self -esteem.Methods A sample of 1 925 male recruits was assessed with Self -Esteem Scale (SES), Childhood Trauma Questionnaire -28 item Short Form (CTQ -SF) and Self -Rating Depression Scale (SDS).Results After age controlled, the standard regression coefficients of emotional abuse , emotional neglect, physical neglect to depression were significantly positive .The standard regression coefficient of self -esteem to depression was significantly negative.The self -esteem could not moderate the correlation between childhood traumatic experience and depression, but partially mediated the correlation between emotional abuse , emotional neglect, or physical neglect and depression.Conclusion Childhood traumatic experience is significant predictor of depression , and could also indirectly affect depression through self -esteem; but self -esteem could not change the correlation between childhood traumatic ex -perience and depression.
Keywords：self -esteemchildhood traumatic experiencedepression
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 23-26 )