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Community Violence Exposure, Experiential Avoidance and Depression in Chinese Adolescents
Tao Li1, Che Tong Nah2, Fei Feng3,*
1 School of Education, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, 430074, China
2 Sekolah Menengah Chong Hwa Kuantan, Johor, Malaysia
3 Department of General Education, Wuhan Technology and Business University, Wuhan, 430065, China
* Corresponding Author: Fei Feng. Email:
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion 2018, 20(2), 67-74. https://doi.org/10.32604/IJMHP.2018.010839
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the link between community violence
exposure, experiential avoidance and depression among Chinese adolescents. A
total of 468 middle school students from China completed the Survey of
Children’s Exposure to Community Violence, Acceptance and Action
Questionnaire-Second Edition (AAQ-II) and Children’s Depression Inventory
(CDI). The results suggested that the depression was positively correlated with
the level of community violence exposure and experiential avoidance, and
community violence exposure was positively correlated with experiential
avoidance. Mediation analysis revealed that experiential avoidance partially
mediated the association between exposure to community violence and
depression. These results suggest that educators and parents can help adolescents
prevent or reduce the happening of depression by reducing their risk of exposure
to community violence and decreasing experiential avoidance.
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Cite This Article
Li, T., Nah, C. T., Feng, F. (2018). Community Violence Exposure, Experiential Avoidance and Depression in Chinese Adolescents.
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 20(2), 67–74.