Jenkins Lyndsay, McNeal Tara, Drayer Joshua, Wang Qi
Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Florida State University, 1114 W Call Street, STB 3210, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA.
J Child Adolesc Trauma. 2020 Jun 19;14(1):103-113. doi: 10.1007/s40653-020-00315-z. eCollection 2021 Mar.
While there is literature documenting the association between childhood trauma and later sexual assault or interpersonal violence victimization, less is known about risk of less severe, but still negative, victimization experiences such as sexual harassment, hazing, and bullying in college. The goal of this study was to explore the association between self-reported childhood trauma (both personally experienced and witnessed) and negative social experiences in college-age adults (e.g., sexual harassment, hazing, and bullying), and the role that internalizing difficulties (i.e., depression and stress) plays in this association. A sample of 620 college-aged adults (ages 18-25) was recruited. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to investigate two models concerning direct and indirect childhood trauma experience. The models demonstrated significant positive relations between experiences of childhood trauma (both direct and indirect) and negative social experiences. Internalizing difficulties (i.e., depression and stress) mediated the relation between indirect childhood trauma and negative social experiences, but it did not significantly mediate the relation between direct childhood trauma and negative social experiences. These findings help to inform prevention efforts and have important implications for both school and community based mental health providers.
虽然有文献记载童年创伤与后来的性侵犯或人际暴力受害之间的关联，但对于不太严重但仍具负面影响的受害经历，如大学期间的性骚扰、欺凌和霸凌行为的风险，我们了解得较少。本研究的目的是探讨自我报告的童年创伤（亲身经历和目睹）与大学年龄成年人的负面社交经历（如性骚扰、欺凌和霸凌）之间的关联，以及内化困难（即抑郁和压力）在这种关联中所起的作用。招募了620名大学年龄成年人（年龄在18 - 25岁之间）作为样本。采用结构方程模型（SEM）来研究关于童年创伤直接和间接经历的两个模型。这些模型表明童年创伤经历（直接和间接）与负面社交经历之间存在显著的正相关关系。内化困难（即抑郁和压力）介导了间接童年创伤与负面社交经历之间的关系，但它并未显著介导直接童年创伤与负面社交经历之间的关系。这些发现有助于为预防工作提供信息，并对学校和社区的心理健康服务提供者具有重要意义。
