TY - JOUR
PY - 2021//
TI - Associations between childhood psychological trauma, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and mental health in female college students: mediation of coping styles
JO - Perspectives in psychiatric care
A1 - Lee, Sangeun
A1 - Kim, Heejung
A1 - Kong, Seongsook
SP - ePub
EP - ePub
VL - ePub
IS - ePub
N2 - PURPOSE: To investigate the associations between childhood psychological trauma, posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), and mental health in adulthood and to identify the mediation of active and passive coping on these associations in Korean female undergraduates.
CONCLUSIONS: Childhood psychological trauma had a direct association with current mental health in adulthood (β = 0.15, p < 0.001), which was mediated by PTSS (β = 0.34, p < 0.001). Each coping style partially mediated the relationship between (a) childhood psychological trauma and mental health and (b) PTSS and mental health. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: It is necessary to develop nursing interventions to enhance coping strategies in female undergraduates to ensure better mental health and well-being.
Language: en
LA - en SN - 0031-5990 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12986 ID - ref1 ER -