Adverse Childhood Experience and Depressive Symptoms among Male and Female College Students: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem

Abstract This paper explored how sensation seeking contributes to the likelihood of tanning bed use intentions both directly and indirectly through the way it shapes interaction with peers who use tanning beds and attitudes toward tanning bed. Eight hundred and ninety six (n = 896) male and female college students were recruited for the study. Measured variables included sensation seeking, association with friends who use tanning beds, attitudes toward tanning and tanning bed use intentions. Structural equation modeling was performed to test the hypotheses. In general, results supported the proposed hypotheses and documented that sensation seeking is indirectly associated with tanning bed use intentions through the mediation of association with peers who use tanning beds and attitudes toward tanning. The article discusses theoretical and methodological implications of the findings demonstrating the pathways of influence of sensation seeking on tanning bed use intentions.

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Cumulative Exposure to Adverse Childhood Experience: Depressive Symptoms, Suicide Intensions and Suicide Plans among Senior High School Students in Nanchang City of China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17134718 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (13) ◽

pp. 4718

Author(s):

Zhihui Jia ◽

Xiaotong Wen ◽

Feiyu Chen ◽

Hui Zhu ◽

Can Li ◽

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Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Senior High School ◽

Cumulative Exposure ◽

Adverse Childhood Experience ◽

School Students ◽

Childhood Experience ◽

Adverse Childhood ◽

Senior High School Students

This study tested relationships between different types of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and depressive symptoms, suicide intensions, suicide plans and examines the cumulative effects of adverse childhood experience on depressive, suicide intentions and suicide plans among senior high school students. We conducted a survey among five senior high schools in Nanchang city, which were selected through stratified random cluster sampling. Among the 884 respondents, 409 were male (46.27%), and 475 were female (53.73%); the age ranged from 14 to 18. During the past 12 months, 199 (22.51%) students presented to depressive symptoms, 125 (14.14%) students had suicide intensions, 55 (6.22%) students had suicide plans. As ACE scores increased, there was an increase in the odds of (1) depressive symptoms—one ACE (adjusted odds ratio, AOR = 2.096, p < 0.001), two ACEs (AOR = 3.155, p < 0.001) and three to five ACEs (AOR = 9.707, p < 0.001); suicide intensions-1 ACE (AOR = 1.831, p = 0.011), two ACEs (AOR = 2.632, p = 0.002) and three to five ACEs (AOR = 10.836, p < 0.001); and (2) suicide plans—one ACE (AOR = 2.599, p < 0.001), two ACEs (AOR = 4.748, p < 0.001) and three to five ACEs (AOR = 22.660, p < 0.001). We should increase the awareness of adolescents who have had adverse childhood experience, especially those with multiple ACEs to prevent depression and suicide among senior high school students.

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Body Image Concerns and Contingent Self-Esteem in Male and Female College Students

Sex Roles ◽

10.1007/s11199-008-9535-y ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 60 (3-4) ◽

pp. 198-207 ◽

Cited By ~ 81

Author(s):

Joel R. Grossbard ◽

Christine M. Lee ◽

Clayton Neighbors ◽

Mary E. Larimer

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Body Image ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Female College Students ◽

Male And Female ◽

Female College ◽

Body Image Concerns

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Stress-Amplifying Effects of Negative Social Exchanges Among Female Japanese College Students

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.2012.40.6.891 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 40 (6) ◽

pp. 891-901

Author(s):

Yasuyuki Fukukawa

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Social Network ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Life Events ◽

Financial Strain ◽

Female College Students ◽

Life Event ◽

Social Exchanges ◽

Negative Social Exchanges

The role of negative social exchanges that amplify the association between stressor and depressive symptoms was examined. Data collected from 121 female college students (mean age = 18.9, SD = 0.7) were analyzed to determine whether the effect of life event stress on depression differs depending on participants' negative exchanges with members of their social network. The results indicated that the association between the total number of experienced life events and depressive symptoms was not amplified by negative exchanges. However, analyses testing life events individually indicated that negative exchanges significantly amplified the association of depressive symptoms with life events that were related to participants' financial strain or salient social roles.

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Social Exclusion and Impulsive Buying among Chinese College Students: The Mediating Role of Self-Esteem and The Moderating Role of Risk Preference

10.20944/preprints202109.0142.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Haocheng Luo ◽

Jiarong Chen ◽

Shengnan Li ◽

Yangang Nie ◽

Guodong Wang

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Social Exclusion ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Risk Preference ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Negative Consequences ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Impulsive Buying ◽

The Relationship

With the development of science and technology, buying has become much easier. At the same time, however, impulsive buying has many negative consequences for college students, and the causes of impulsive buying should therefore be explored. To explore the relationship between social exclusion and impulsive buying and its underlying mechanism, this study used the Social Exclusion Scale, Self-Esteem Scale, Risk Preference Scale, and Impulsive Buying Scale to investigate the roles of self-esteem and risk preference in the relationship between social exclusion and impulsive buying among 768 college students (387 were female, Mage = 20.25 years). The results were as follows: (1) when controlling for gender, age, family monthly income, and monthly living expenses, social exclusion significantly and positively predicted impulsive buying; (2) self-esteem played a mediating role between social exclusion and impulsive buying; (3) risk preference moderated the relationship between the second half of the mediating path and the direct path. These results reveal the mechanism underlying impulsive buying in college students, that is, social exclusion will predict the decrease of college students' self-esteem, and low self-esteem will further predict college students' impulsive buying which is a way for them to gain a sense of self-worth. Relatively low risk preference can well alleviate the negative impact of social exclusion and low self-esteem on impulsive buying. What’s more, these results have implications for impulsive buying interventions. Schools should aim to create a good peer atmosphere by making certain rules that help to reduce social exclusion and parents and education departments should cultivate students’ risk awareness to avoid risk behaviors in college students, such as impulsive buying behavior.

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