Depression Symptoms Longitudinally Predict Increased Reporting of Lifetime Trauma

Poster Session VI

Saturday May 24, 2025 (10:30 - 11:30 ET)
Keyword: Stress

Abstract: Two-hundred and twenty-two participants (71.3% female; on average 18.5 years old) completed surveys of depression symptoms and lifetime traumatic events two times during a college semester. We found that depression at time 1 predicted increased reporting of lifetime traumatic events at time 2, while controlling for time 1 event reporting.