The Relationship between Childhood Emotional Neglect and Psychotherapy Acceptance Among College Students: The Mediating Role of Proactive Personality
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among college students. Methods From September to November 2023, a sample of 457 college students from three universities in SiChuan Province were selected by random sampling. Participants were assessed using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (Emotional Neglect Sub-scale), the Proactive Personality Scale, and professional psychological support help-seeking attitude scale. Data were analyzed
by correlation and regression analyses. Results Emotional neglect was significantly negatively associated with psychotherapy acceptance (?
= -0.121, P < 0.001) and proactive personality traits (? = -0.567, P < 0.001). In contrast, proactive personality traits were positively associated with psychotherapy acceptance (? = 0.087, P < 0.001). Conclusion: (1) There are significant correlations between emotional neglect,
proactive personality, and psychotherapy acceptance; (2) Proactive personality plays a partial mediating role between emotional neglect
and psychotherapy acceptance.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.70711/neet.v2i7.5094
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