The relationship between Chinese vocational college students' adverse childhood experience and meaning in life: the mediating role of self-esteem and the moderating role of humorous coping

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作者
Yun, Ai [1 ,2 ]
Cai, Yi [2 ,3 ]
Hu, Yuanyan [2 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Chongqing Chem Ind Vocat Coll, Mental Hlth Educ & Counseling Ctr, Chongqing, Peoples R China
[2] Chongqing Univ Arts & Sci, Lab Emot & Mental Hlth, Chongqing, Peoples R China
[3] Soochow Univ, Sch Educ, Dept Psychol, Suzhou, Peoples R China
[4] Southeast Univ, Postdoctoral Workstat Art Theory, Nanjing, Peoples R China
来源
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY | 2025年 / 16卷
关键词
adverse childhood experience; the meaning in life; self-esteem; humorous coping; vocational college students; TRAUMA; DEPRESSION; SYMPTOMS; SENSE;
D O I
10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1467780
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
This study examined the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and meaning in life among Chinese vocational college students, along with the mediating role of self-esteem and the moderating role of humorous coping. A total of 451 students were assessed utilizing the Adverse Childhood Experiences Scale (ACES), the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), the Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), and the Coping Humor Scale (CHS). Results indicated that: (1) adverse childhood experiences significantly and negatively predicted meaning in life; (2) self-esteem partially mediated the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and meaning in life; (3) humorous coping moderated the first stage of the mediation model, specifically buffering the negative effect of adverse childhood experiences on self-esteem. In summary, adverse childhood experiences reduce meaning in life by impairing self-esteem, whereas enhancing humorous coping abilities can buffer their detrimental effects on self-esteem among college students.
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