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This study, focusing on the moderating effect of self-esteem, examined the effect of physical and emotional abuse on impact of event in the period of adolescents. Data were collected from 297 adolescents who had used Youth Counselling & Welfare Center, Youth Shelter, or Wee Center. To examine the moderating effect of self-esteem and the effect of physical and emotional abuse on the impact of event, the hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used. Study results showed that physical and emotional abuse experienced by adolescents had valid effect on the impact of event. It was also turned out that adolescents’ self-esteem affected directly the impact of event, and had moderating effect between the abuse’ negative effect and the impact of event. On the basis of the results, practical interventions and policies to prevent physical and emotional abuse on adolescents and to enhance self-esteem of adolescents were discussed.