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The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between childhood traumatic experiences and aggression among adolescents in out-of-home care, as well as to analyze the double mediation effects of social withdrawal and the quality of the relationship with adolescents and caregivers. For the research purposes, this study analyzes the data from the first through third waves of ‘The Panel Study on Korean Children in Out-of-Home Care’. This study included 418 adolescents who participated in the first to third waves of the surveys. As major statistical methods, Structural Equation Modeling and bootstapping were utilized. The research results show that childhood traumatic experiences have both direct and indirect effects on aggression through social withdrawal. Relationship with caregivers and adolescents did not show significant medication effect. Furthermore, the study found that social withdrawal and the relationship with caregivers sequentially mediate the effect of childhood traumatic experiences. Based on the study results, this study discusses child welfare policy and practical implications for preventing and resolving problems of childhood traumatic experiences.

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