Positive childhood experiences as predictors of anxiety and depression in a large sample from Turkey

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BACKGROUND: Positive childhood experiences positively influence one's adult life, while the absence of such positive experiences can potentially yield mental health problems throughout the lifespan.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the role of positive childhood experiences on depression and anxiety levels.

PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: 3090 (2059 women) young adults participated in this research. They ranged in age between 18 and 68 years (M = 28.78, SD = 9.44) and completed the self-report measures including the Positive Childhood Experiences Scale, Beck Depression and Anxiety Scales and Personal Information Forms.

METHOD: A cross-sectional research design was used to collect the data through social media platforms. We conducted a regression analysis to examine how positive childhood experiences contribute to depression and anxiety.

RESULTS: The results of correlation analysis indicated that positive childhood experiences were significantly negatively related to depression and anxiety. Regression analysis revealed that positive childhood experiences explained a significant amount of variance in the prediction of depression (10 %) and anxiety (8 %) after controlling for demographic factors.

CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that the frequency of positive experiences lived during childhood might significantly reduce anxiety and depression, and positive childhood experiences might positively affect them.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:243

Enthalten in:

Acta psychologica - 243(2024) vom: 20. Feb., Seite 104170

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Şanli, Mehmet Emin [VerfasserIn]
Çiçek, İlhan [VerfasserIn]
Yıldırım, Murat [VerfasserIn]
Çeri, Veysi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anxiety
Depression
Journal Article
Positive childhood experiences
Positive psychology
Young adults

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Date Completed 22.02.2024

Date Revised 22.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104170

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367907712