Kavousi Kish T, Kakavand A. (2024). Mediating role of experiential avoidance in predicting psychological distress based on childhood trauma in college students.
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13(6), 1-10.
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1- M.A. in General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran.
2- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran. , ar.kakavand@soc.ikiu.ac.ir
Abstract: (329 Views)
The present study was conducted to investigate the mediating role of experiential avoidance in predicting psychological distress based on childhood trauma in college students. The present research method was the descriptive-correlation type of structural equation modeling. The statistical population of the present study consisted of all the students of the Islamic Azad University, Saveh branch in the academic year 2022-2023, and 250 of them were selected as a statistical sample using a non-random and purposeful sampling method. To collect information from Bond et al's Acceptance and Action Questionnaires-II (AAQ-II, 2011), Lovibond & Lovibond's Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS, 1995), and Bernstein and Fink's Childhood Trauma Questionnaire- Short Form (CTQ-SF, 1998) was used. The data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient test and structural equation modeling. Based on the research findings, the proposed model was a good fit. The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between childhood trauma and experiential avoidance with psychological distress (P<0.01). It was also found that experiential avoidance has a mediating role in the relationship between childhood trauma and psychological distress (P<0.01). Therefore, it is suggested to investigate and evaluate the history of childhood trauma and experiential avoidance in the implementation of prevention and treatment programs.
Type of Article:
Research |
Subject:
General Psychology Received: 2024/01/20 | Accepted: 2024/05/2 | ePublished: 2024/08/25