Emotional processing deficits mediate the association between adverse childhood experiences and CPTSD symptoms: the moderating role of perceived social support.

Front Psychiatry · 2026 · PMC13161147 · PMID 42131185

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marginally significantp = .073so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Strikingly, only friend support retained a marginally significant buffering trend specifically against DSO symptoms ( p = .073).

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highly significantp = .705not close (p > 0.1)

While the main pathways (ACEs → EPD → CPTSD dimensions) remained highly significant, the general buffering effect of overall PSSS was largely attenuated for both PTSD ( p = .705) and DSO ( p = .180) (see Supplementary Table 1 ).

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