Abstract

This study examined the association between childhood trauma and college adjustment by, focusing on the mediating roles of stress vulnerability and depression. A total of 531 first-year students(230 men and 301 women) completed self-reported questionnaires assessing childhood trauma, stress vulnerability, depression, and college adjustment. The major results of this study are as follows: First, childhood trauma, stress vulnerability, depression, and college adjustment significantly correlated. Second, stress vulnerability and depression sequentially mediated the relationship between childhood trauma and college adjustment among first-year students. Based on these results, related intervention strategies and implications of these findings are suggested. Finally, the significance and limitations of the study are discussed.