Wang Qiong, Tu Ruilin, Hu Wei, Luo Xiao, Zhao Fengqing
School of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
PLA Strategy Support Force Information Engineering University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 27;18(21):11283. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182111283.
Previous studies have primarily focused on the separate mediating role of interpersonal context or personal characteristics in the relationship between childhood psychological maltreatment and depression, neglecting the combined effects, which have limited ecological validity. Therefore, this study investigated the multiple mediating roles of perceived ostracism and core self-evaluation in the relationship between childhood psychological maltreatment and depression. A total of 1592 Chinese adolescents (51.1% boys), ranging in age from 11 to 15 years ( = 13.23, = 0.96), completed a self-report questionnaire regarding demographics, psychological maltreatment, perceived ostracism, core self-evaluation and depression. A multiple mediation model was tested using Model 6 of the PROCESS macro. After controlling for the variables of gender and age, the results indicated that perceived ostracism and core self-evaluation parallelly and sequentially mediated the link between psychological maltreatment and depression. The multiple mediation model could account for 55% of the total effect. In conclusion, the current study helps us better understand the mechanisms of depression caused by psychological maltreatment, and contributes to preventing and intervening in depression among Chinese adolescents.
以往的研究主要聚焦于人际环境或个人特质在童年期心理虐待与抑郁关系中的单独中介作用，而忽略了其综合效应，这限制了研究的生态效度。因此，本研究探讨了感知被排斥和核心自我评价在童年期心理虐待与抑郁关系中的多重中介作用。共有1592名中国青少年（51.1%为男生）参与研究，年龄在11至15岁之间（均值 = 13.23，标准差 = 0.96），他们完成了一份关于人口统计学、心理虐待、感知被排斥、核心自我评价和抑郁的自陈问卷。使用PROCESS宏程序中的模型6对多重中介模型进行了检验。在控制了性别和年龄变量后，结果表明，感知被排斥和核心自我评价在心理虐待与抑郁之间起到了并行和序列中介作用。多重中介模型能够解释总效应的55%。总之，本研究有助于我们更好地理解心理虐待导致抑郁的机制，并为预防和干预中国青少年的抑郁提供帮助。
