This study was designed to investigate, first, the influences of parents- and social situation-related trauma experiences in childhood on the later mental health and life satisfaction, and, second, the mediation effect by the self-esteem. The subjects...
This study was designed to investigate, first, the influences of parents- and social situation-related trauma experiences in childhood on the later mental health and life satisfaction, and, second, the mediation effect by the self-esteem. The subjects were 429 students from 10 universities in the Busan metropolitan city. The results were as follows; Subjects' mental health/life satisfaction was negatively correlated with the parents- and social situation-related emotional traumas experienced in childhood. The influences of parents- and social situation-related trauma experiences in childhood on the later mental health was partly mediated by the subjects' self-esteem, while those on the later life satisfaction was completely mediated by the same. The results imply that the parents- and social situation-related trauma experiences in childhood should be treated seriously at various counseling and educational fields. The limitations and suggestions for further research were discussed.