Session
Psychology
Description
Introduction: Childhood trauma and depression are important aspects with a profound impact on the mental health of individuals. These two realities, when they collide in individuals or students, happen to bring challenges affecting academic performance, and among the many reasons is the experience of war related to the exposure to violence. However, there are cases where exposure to a traumatic event does not always cause depression at the person because psychological stability as a mediating factor changes the focus of the individual and emphasizes the strengths he has and help him cope with the trauma. Material and methods: A single-measure prospective correlational study was conducted through three questionnaires at UBT College. The study involved college students, and permission was obtained in advance from the faculty. Data analysis performed through SPSS statistical program. Results: We had a total of 136 participants in this research. Of them, 112 or (82.4%) were female, and 24 or (17.6%) were male. The average age of the participants was 20 years old, i.e., 60 or (44.1%) of them. Of the 136 participants, the students were mostly from the 3rd year, i.e., 39%. Regard the order of children in family more participants were the first child in the family (43.4%), and whether they live with both parents or not (58.1% of them live with both parents, and 41.9% do not live with both parents). And regarding the level of economic status, the largest number of participants were of medium economic status, with 55.9%. We found significant differences between gender, year of studies, number of children in the family, whether they live with both parents, and economic status with regard to the level of childhood trauma, depression, and psychological resilience.
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-982-15-3
Location
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Start Date
25-10-2024 9:00 AM
End Date
27-10-2024 6:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2024.153
Recommended Citation
Sadikaj, Anita and Rrafshi, Kaltrina, "The relationship between childhood trauma and depression in ubt college students: mediating and moderating effects of psychological resilience" (2024). UBT International Conference. 10.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2024UBTIC/PSY/10
The relationship between childhood trauma and depression in ubt college students: mediating and moderating effects of psychological resilience
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Introduction: Childhood trauma and depression are important aspects with a profound impact on the mental health of individuals. These two realities, when they collide in individuals or students, happen to bring challenges affecting academic performance, and among the many reasons is the experience of war related to the exposure to violence. However, there are cases where exposure to a traumatic event does not always cause depression at the person because psychological stability as a mediating factor changes the focus of the individual and emphasizes the strengths he has and help him cope with the trauma. Material and methods: A single-measure prospective correlational study was conducted through three questionnaires at UBT College. The study involved college students, and permission was obtained in advance from the faculty. Data analysis performed through SPSS statistical program. Results: We had a total of 136 participants in this research. Of them, 112 or (82.4%) were female, and 24 or (17.6%) were male. The average age of the participants was 20 years old, i.e., 60 or (44.1%) of them. Of the 136 participants, the students were mostly from the 3rd year, i.e., 39%. Regard the order of children in family more participants were the first child in the family (43.4%), and whether they live with both parents or not (58.1% of them live with both parents, and 41.9% do not live with both parents). And regarding the level of economic status, the largest number of participants were of medium economic status, with 55.9%. We found significant differences between gender, year of studies, number of children in the family, whether they live with both parents, and economic status with regard to the level of childhood trauma, depression, and psychological resilience.