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Identity development in the face of childhood trauma: exploring positive self-image and social connectedness as moderators among university students

Published Online: 2026-04-22

Published Print: 2026-04

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Anozie, Emmanuella U. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4266-7586
Enwerem, Veronica Olachi

Oti, Precious Obianuju

Igwe, Elisha John https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5588-2681
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Article History

Received: 25 October 2025

Accepted: 29 March 2026

First Online: 22 April 2026

Declarations

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: The Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Psychology Department at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, examined and approved the study protocol (Approval Number: D. PSY.UNN/REC/2024-11-04). The study was carried out in compliance with the University of Nigeria’s ethical rules and regulations for research involving human participants as well as the Declaration of Helsinki’s principles of informed consent, ethical review, participant welfare, and scientific validity.

: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Participation was voluntary, and participants were informed of their right to withdraw at any point without penalty.

: All participants provided consent for the anonymous publication of their data. No personally identifiable information is disclosed in this study.

: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest concerning the authorship or publication of this article.

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