@article{ref1,
title="Self-concept mediates the relationships between childhood traumatic experiences and adolescent depression in both clinical and community samples",
journal="BMC psychiatry",
year="2024",
author="Hu, Yufei and Yang, Ying and He, Zhengna and Wang, Duanwei and Xu, Feiyu and Zhu, Xingxing and Wang, Kangcheng",
volume="24",
number="1",
pages="e224-e224",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Childhood trauma is a pivotal risk factor for adolescent depression. While the association between childhood trauma and depression is well-established, the mediating role of self-concept has not been acknowledged. Specifically, limited attention has been paid to how childhood maltreatment impacts adolescent depression through physical and social self-concept, both in clinical and community samples. This study aims to investigate how distinct and cumulative childhood trauma affects adolescent depression, as well as the potential mediating role of self-concept in their relationships. <br><br>METHODS: We recruited 227 depressed adolescents (dataset 1, 45 males, age = 15.34 ± 1.96) and 574 community adolescents (dataset 2, 107 males, age = 16.79 ± 0.65). Each participant was assessed on five subtypes of childhood trauma severity, cumulative trauma index, physical and social self-concept, and depression. Mediation models were tested separately in the clinical and community samples. <br><br>RESULTS: Clinically depressed adolescents experienced a higher level of trauma severity, a greater number of trauma subtypes, and had lower levels of physical and social self-concept compared to community adolescents. Analyses on childhood trauma severity and cumulative trauma index jointly indicated that physical and social self-concept played mediation roles in the relationships between childhood trauma experiences and depression. Moreover, the mediating effects of self-concept were stronger in depressed adolescents when compared to community samples. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that physical and social self-concept play mediating roles in the pathway linking childhood trauma and adolescent depression, particularly in clinically depressed individuals.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1471-244X",
doi="10.1186/s12888-024-05671-w",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-05671-w"
}