Childhood maltreatment and depression: mediating role of lifestyle factors, personality traits, adult traumas, and social connections among middle-aged and elderly participants
We found that social environmental factors such as lifestyle, personality, adult traumas, and social connections mediate the relationship between childhood maltreatment and depression in middle-aged and elderly people. These findings suggest that addressing these factors may be relevant for mental health interventions in individuals with a history of childhood maltreatment.
Authors
- Tao Sun
- Chenjie Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8278-3912)
- Xuemei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0298-9695)
- Shaohua Yin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7372-6484)
- Zhi Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1522-734X)
- Tingshan Duan
Institutions
- Hangzhou Normal University (CN)
- Peking University (CN)
- Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital (CN)
- First People's Hospital of Yuhang District (CN)
- Peking University Third Hospital (CN)
- Zhejiang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04147-2
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 11.53
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province