Psychological Development and Education ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (4): 566-575.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2022.04.13

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The Effect of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Middle School Students’ Conscience: The Chain Mediating Role of Self-control Trait and Ego-depletion

WANG Xiaofeng1,2, YAN Liangshi2, Ding Daoqun2   

  1. 1. The Students'Affair Department, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004;
    2. Institute of Educational Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081
  • Published:2022-07-13

Abstract: This study aimed to explore the effect of adverse childhood experiences on conscience among middle school students and its underlying mechanism.Based on the bioecological theory and the strength model of self-control, a total of 3648 students from grade one to grade three in seven middle schools in seven cities of Hunan Province were recruited by cluster sampling method. They completed a battery of questionnaires, including adverse childhood experiences questionnaire, adolescent conscience questionnaire, self-regulatory fatigue scale, and self-control scale. The results showed that:(1) Adverse childhood experiences negatively predicted middle school students' conscience; (2) Self-control trait and ego-depletion mediated the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and conscience partially; (3) Adverse childhood experiences also affected conscience through the chain mediating roles of self-control trait and ego-depletion. The findings indicated that adverse childhood experiences were not only an important external factor affecting the conscience, but also had indirect effects on middle school students' conscience through self-control trait and ego-depletion. Therefore, important ways to prevent the loss of conscience and elevate the level of conscience of middle school students were reducing and avoiding the psychological impact of adverse childhood experiences, improving their self-control trait, and cuting down self-depletion.

Key words: adverse childhood experiences, conscience, self-control trait, ego-depletion, middle school students

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  • B844
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