Childhood maltreatment and subsequent depressive symptoms: a prospective study of the sequential mediating role of self-esteem and internalizing/externalizing problems

Childhood maltreatment and subsequent depressive symptoms: a prospective study of the sequential mediating role of self-esteem and internalizing/externalizing problems

Abstract Background Depression among adolescents is a seriously disabling public health problem with an extremely high prevalence. Identifying risk factors of depression at an early stage is important to reduce the disease burden. Childhood maltreatment (CM) is one of the major risk factors for depr...

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Main Authors: Wenyan Li, Wenjian Lai, Lan Guo, Wanxin Wang, Xiuwen Li, Liwan Zhu, Jingman Shi, Kayla M. Teopiz, Roger S. McIntyre, Ciyong Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-03-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Depressive symptoms
Childhood maltreatment
Self-esteem
Internalizing and externalizing problems
Sex differences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04654-7

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