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Clinical Research Article

Cognitive factors as mediators of the relationship between childhood trauma and depression symptoms: the mediating roles of cognitive overgeneralisation, rumination, and social problem-solving

Factores cognitivos como mediadores de la relación entre el trauma infantil y los síntomas de depresión: los roles mediadores de la sobregeneralización cognitiva, la rumiación y la resolución de problemas sociales

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Article: 2320041 | Received 22 Aug 2023, Accepted 08 Feb 2024, Published online: 04 Mar 2024

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