背景:这项研究探讨了童年创伤与青少年抑郁症状之间的关系,特别检查的不同作用的反思思维和深思熟虑的反思在调解这种联系。重点是探索这些认知过程,即反思性思维和深思熟虑的反思性,在调解儿童期情绪虐待(CEA)对中国青少年抑郁症状发展的影响方面,不同程度地和顺序地发挥作用。
方法:该研究涉及收集489名青少年的数据,性别分布相对均衡(男性占44.79%,女性占55.21%)。参与者的平均年龄为16.92岁,标准偏差为0.67。数据收集发生在两所中国高中,参与者的任务是完成与CEA相关的评估,反思性思维,故意沉思,抑郁症状。然后使用串行中介模型检查这些变量之间的相互作用。
结果:研究结果表明,CEA不仅表现出与青少年抑郁症状的直接关联,而且还通过不同的中介机制发挥间接作用,包括反思性思维和刻意沉思。具体来说,反思性思维被认为是中介者,而故意沉思是CEA与抑郁症之间关系的缓冲。此外,反思性思维和故意反思性以顺序模式部分掩盖了CEA对青少年抑郁症状的影响。
结论:关于CEA与青少年抑郁症状的联系,反思性思维是一种不利的媒介,而故意的反思性似乎起着良性的作用。因此,提出了促进从反思性思维向刻意反思性思维的转变,作为减轻CEA对青少年抑郁症有害影响的有希望的策略。
BACKGROUND: This study delves into the relationship between childhood trauma and adolescent depression symptoms, specifically examining the distinct roles of ruminative thinking and deliberate rumination in mediating this connection. The focus is on exploring whether these cognitive processes, namely ruminative thinking and deliberate rumination, operate differently and sequentially in mediating the impact of childhood emotional abuse (CEA) on the development of depression symptoms among Chinese adolescents.
METHODS: The study involved gathering data from 489 adolescents, with a relatively balanced gender distribution (44.79 % males and 55.21 % females). The average age of the participants was 16.92 years, with a standard deviation of 0.67. Data collection took place in two Chinese high schools, and participants were tasked with completing assessments related to CEA, ruminative thinking, deliberate rumination, and depression symptoms. The interplay among these variables was then examined using a serial mediation model.
RESULTS: The findings of the study indicate that CEA not only exhibited a direct association with adolescent depression symptoms but also exerted indirect effects through distinct mediating mechanisms involving ruminative thinking and deliberate rumination. Specifically, ruminative thinking was identified as a mediator, whereas deliberate rumination emerged as a buffer in the relationship between CEA and depression. Additionally, ruminative thinking and deliberate rumination partially masked the effect of CEA on adolescent depression symptoms in a sequential pattern.
CONCLUSIONS: Regarding the link from CEA to adolescent depression symptoms, ruminative thinking is an adverse mediator while deliberate rumination appears to play a benign role. Consequently, the promotion of a shift from ruminative thinking to deliberate rumination is proposed as a promising strategy for alleviating the detrimental effects of CEA on adolescent depression.