To what extent do social support and mastery mediate the association between childhood maltreatment and depression? A sequential causal mediation analysis
Su Y, Li M, D'Arcy C, Caron J, O'Donnell K, Meng X. To what extent do social support and mastery mediate the association between childhood maltreatment and depression? A sequential causal mediation analysis. Epidemiology And Psychiatric Sciences 2022, 31: e77. PMID: 36263598, PMCID: PMC9677445, DOI: 10.1017/s2045796022000609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressionLongitudinal population-based studySocial supportPopulation-based studyDevelopment of depressionSequential causal mediation analysisMaltreatment subtypesChildhood maltreatment subtypesPsychosocial attributesPotential confoundingSubsequent depressionSubtypesCausal mediation analysisDepressionScientific evidenceChildhood maltreatmentVicious cycleIndependent roleAssociationDirect effectMediation analysisStudied variablesMajor contributorMaltreatment