Influence of childhood trauma and depression on schizotypy and performing fuction among college students

Objective To explore the influence of childhood trauma and depression on schizotypy and executive function,and to provide references for effectively improving the mental health among children.Methods Childhood trauma questionnaireshort form was applied to select 2 469 college students from Hunan university of Chinese medicine and Hengyang Normal College.Among the subjects,63 children with trauma was selected as abused group and 93 ones were taken as control group.What's more,they were asked to fill in four Chapman Psychosis Proneness Scales (CPPS),Self-Rating Depression Scale(SDS) and the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Adult Version (BRIEF-A).Results Behavioral regulation index (BRI) and emotional abuse,physical abuse,emotional neglect,physical neglect,positive schizotypy,negative schizotypy and depression were positively correlated with depression(r=0.162-0.511,P<0.05);Metacognition index (MI) was positively related with emotional abuse,physical neglect,positive schizotypy,negative schizotypy and depression (r=0.180-0.386,P<0.05).In the prediction model of executive function,emotional abuse,positive schizotypy and depression had a significant predictive effect on BRI(β =0.306,0.329,P< 0.05) and MI (β=0.209,0.239,P<0.05),while all types of childhood trauma had no predictive effect on executive function(P> 0.05).Path analysis revealed that depression was the mediator between positive schizotypy and executive function.Conclusion Positive schizotypy and depression have influenced executive function.