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Abstract：
BACKGROUND: Although previous research has established a relationship between childhood trauma and later-life anxiety and depression symptoms in American Indian samples, less is known about protective factors that may reduce the strength of this relationship.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present study was to investigate in a sample of American Indian adults, whether age moderates the relationship between self-compassion and poor mental health associated with childhood trauma.
METHODS: Seven hundred and twenty-nine self-identifying American Indian adults (age 18-95) residing in the United States completed an online survey.
METHODS: All participants were self-identifying American Indian adults recruited via Qualtrics, which utilized targeted recruiting through managed research panels. Participants self-reported age, gender, income, and completed measures of self-compassion, childhood trauma, and symptoms of anxiety and depression.
RESULTS: Lower self-compassion predicted higher levels of both anxiety symptoms (β = -2.69, R2change = 0.24, t(718) = -15.92, p < .001) and depression symptoms (β = -2.23, R2change = 0.26, t(718) = -16.30, p < .001). In line with our hypothesis, there was a significant three-way interaction between age, childhood trauma exposure and self-compassion in predicting later-life symptoms of anxiety (β = -0.68, t(712) = -3.57, p < .001, R2change = 0.01) and depression (β = -0.54, t(712) = -3.32, p = .001, R2change = 0.01).
CONCLUSIONS: The findings indicate that for older American Indian adults, self-compassion may be a particularly promising protective factor for symptoms of depression for those who have experienced high levels of childhood trauma, and for symptoms of anxiety regardless of childhood trauma exposure.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present study was to investigate in a sample of American Indian adults, whether age moderates the relationship between self-compassion and poor mental health associated with childhood trauma.
METHODS: Seven hundred and twenty-nine self-identifying American Indian adults (age 18-95) residing in the United States completed an online survey.
METHODS: All participants were self-identifying American Indian adults recruited via Qualtrics, which utilized targeted recruiting through managed research panels. Participants self-reported age, gender, income, and completed measures of self-compassion, childhood trauma, and symptoms of anxiety and depression.
RESULTS: Lower self-compassion predicted higher levels of both anxiety symptoms (β = -2.69, R2change = 0.24, t(718) = -15.92, p < .001) and depression symptoms (β = -2.23, R2change = 0.26, t(718) = -16.30, p < .001). In line with our hypothesis, there was a significant three-way interaction between age, childhood trauma exposure and self-compassion in predicting later-life symptoms of anxiety (β = -0.68, t(712) = -3.57, p < .001, R2change = 0.01) and depression (β = -0.54, t(712) = -3.32, p = .001, R2change = 0.01).
CONCLUSIONS: The findings indicate that for older American Indian adults, self-compassion may be a particularly promising protective factor for symptoms of depression for those who have experienced high levels of childhood trauma, and for symptoms of anxiety regardless of childhood trauma exposure.
摘要：
背景：尽管先前的研究已经在美洲印第安人样本中建立了童年创伤与晚年焦虑和抑郁症状之间的关系，对可能降低这种关系强度的保护因素知之甚少。
目的：本研究的目的是调查美国印第安人成年人的样本，年龄是否缓和了自我同情和与童年创伤相关的不良心理健康之间的关系。
方法：居住在美国的729名自我认同的美国印第安人成年人（18-95岁）完成了一项在线调查。
方法：所有参与者都是通过Qualtrics招募的自我识别的美洲印第安人成年人，通过托管研究小组进行有针对性的招募。参与者自我报告年龄，性别,收入,并完成了自我同情的措施，童年创伤,还有焦虑和抑郁的症状.
结果：较低的自我同情心预测了两种焦虑症状（β=-2.69，R2变化=0.24，t（718）=-15.92，p<.001）和抑郁症状（β=-2.23，R2变化=0.26，t（718）=-16.30，p<.001）的水平。根据我们的假设,年龄之间存在显著的三方互动，童年创伤暴露和自我同情在预测焦虑(β=-0.68，t(712)=-3.57，p<.001，R2变化=0.01)和抑郁(β=-0.54，t(712)=-3.32，p=.001，R2变化=0.01)的后期症状中的作用。
结论：研究结果表明，对于年长的美洲印第安人，对于那些经历过高水平童年创伤的人来说，自我同情可能是一个特别有希望的抑郁症状保护因素，和焦虑的症状，不管童年的创伤暴露。
目的：本研究的目的是调查美国印第安人成年人的样本，年龄是否缓和了自我同情和与童年创伤相关的不良心理健康之间的关系。
方法：居住在美国的729名自我认同的美国印第安人成年人（18-95岁）完成了一项在线调查。
方法：所有参与者都是通过Qualtrics招募的自我识别的美洲印第安人成年人，通过托管研究小组进行有针对性的招募。参与者自我报告年龄，性别,收入,并完成了自我同情的措施，童年创伤,还有焦虑和抑郁的症状.
结果：较低的自我同情心预测了两种焦虑症状（β=-2.69，R2变化=0.24，t（718）=-15.92，p<.001）和抑郁症状（β=-2.23，R2变化=0.26，t（718）=-16.30，p<.001）的水平。根据我们的假设,年龄之间存在显著的三方互动，童年创伤暴露和自我同情在预测焦虑(β=-0.68，t(712)=-3.57，p<.001，R2变化=0.01)和抑郁(β=-0.54，t(712)=-3.32，p=.001，R2变化=0.01)的后期症状中的作用。
结论：研究结果表明，对于年长的美洲印第安人，对于那些经历过高水平童年创伤的人来说，自我同情可能是一个特别有希望的抑郁症状保护因素，和焦虑的症状，不管童年的创伤暴露。
