児童養護施設における生活経験の有無による抑うつ症状の比較

──小児期逆境体験に着目して──

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The present study examined the effects of the experiences of living in residential care facilities and adverse childhood experiences on depressive symptoms. People with and without the experience of living in residential care facilities were sampled on the Web. We analyzed the data of 75 people with the experience of living in residential care facilities and 96 people without the experience. Results showed that people with the experience of living in residential care facilities were more likely to have severe psychological distress than people without the experience. On the other hand, the effect of the experience of living in residential care facilities on the severity of psychological distress disappeared when adverse childhood experiences were taken into account in the analysis. In addition, adverse childhood experiences exacerbated psychological distress in both those who had and had not lived in residential care facilities in the same way. The results of this study suggest that the severity of psychological distress among those who experience living in residential care facilities may be strongly influenced by adverse childhood experiences.