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The influence of emotion dysregulation and perceived social support on the link between childhood emotional abuse and depressive symptoms in college students

A moderated mediation model

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ID15527156
AuthorsHuiyuan Huang (Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine), Hao Wu (0000-0001-5323-516X, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine), Haiqi Wu, Lin Luo (0000-0002-2662-3324, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine), Bingqing Jiao (Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine), Yilin Wu (0000-0002-4994-3822, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine), Guanyang Zou (0000-0001-6933-2749, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine), Jiabao Lin (0000-0002-5009-7037, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, corresponding author), Wenqi Wang (0009-0002-7616-4127, Beijing Normal University, corresponding author), Lijun Ma (0000-0002-1534-7272, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume16
Pages1538390-1538390
Publication date2025-04-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1538390
PMID40330646
OpenAlexW4409666670
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited86

This study sheds light on the mediating effect of emotion dysregulation and the moderating effect of perceived social support in the connection between childhood emotional abuse and depressive symptoms. The adverse influence of childhood emotional abuse on subsequent depression may be mitigate through interventions focused on enhancing perceived social support and skills in regulating emotions in college students

Anxiety · Child abuse · Childhood abuse · Depressive symptoms · Developmental psychology · Emotional dysregulation · Mediation · Moderated mediation · Poison control · Psychiatry · Suicide prevention · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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