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In this study I examined the links between childhood abuse and adolescent depression, and the preventive value of social support and friendship quality. Participants were 470 adolescents from two middle schools in China, who completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, the Social Support
Rating Scale, the Friendship Quality Questionnaire, and the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale. The findings suggested that childhood abuse significantly and positively predicted adolescent depression, and that social support and friendship quality were protective factors.
Specifically, higher degrees of social support and friendship quality can lessen the link between childhood abuse and depression. The results provide a reference for effectively improving the mental health of adolescents with a history of childhood abuse.

We explored the mediating effects of self-esteem and coping styles on depression in male prisoners with a history of childhood abuse. Participants were 809 male prisoners in a Chinese prison, who responded to the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, the Self-Esteem Scale, the Simplified
Coping Style Questionnaire, and the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale. The results revealed that (a) self-esteem and coping style mediated the association between childhood abuse and depression among male prisoners, and (b) self-esteem and coping style played a chain mediating
role in the relationship between childhood abuse and depression. However, these effects varied between different types of abuse. The findings enhance comprehension of the mechanisms underlying the relationship between childhood abuse and depression, and provide valuable information for the
effective improvement of mental health status among male prisoners.