Watt Toni, Kim Seoyoun, Ceballos Natalie, Norton Christine
Department of Sociology, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2022 May-Jun;70(4):1265-1273. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2020.1791882. Epub 2020 Jul 23.
This study investigates the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and mental health among a sample of college students. It also explores whether health behaviors and social support may help to explain the link between ACEs and mental health. Participants were students at a large public university in the Southwest ( 404). Methods: A survey captured ACEs, diet, exercise, smoking, binge drinking, perceived social support, depression, anxiety, and demographics. Respondents with four or more ACEs had significantly higher rates of depression and anxiety than respondents with lower ACE scores. We found significant differences in social support, but not health behaviors for the two groups. Finally, social support emerged as a strong predictor of depression/anxiety and a mediator between childhood adversity and mental health outcomes. Our findings confirm the importance of adverse childhood experiences for college student health and indicate a need for interventions for socially isolated students.
本研究调查了大学生样本中童年不良经历（ACEs）与心理健康之间的关联。它还探讨了健康行为和社会支持是否有助于解释ACEs与心理健康之间的联系。参与者是美国西南部一所大型公立大学的学生（404名）。方法：通过一项调查收集了ACEs、饮食、运动、吸烟、暴饮、感知到的社会支持、抑郁、焦虑和人口统计学数据。有四项或更多ACEs的受访者的抑郁和焦虑发生率显著高于ACE得分较低的受访者。我们发现两组在社会支持方面存在显著差异，但在健康行为方面没有差异。最后，社会支持成为抑郁/焦虑的有力预测因素，以及童年逆境与心理健康结果之间的中介因素。我们的研究结果证实了童年不良经历对大学生健康的重要性，并表明需要对社交孤立的学生进行干预。
