Adverse Childhood Experiences and Chronic Medical Conditions: Emotion Dysregulation as a Mediator of Adjustment.
J Clin Psychol Med Settings
; 27(3): 572-581, 2020 09.
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ABSTRACT
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are known to contribute to long-term harmful effects on mental health in young adults. Research has demonstrated that having a chronic medical condition (CMC) can also be conceptualized as being a potentially traumatic experience, and that young adults with a CMC are also at risk for negative adjustment. Emotion dysregulation, or difficulty identifying and regulating one's emotions, is common among individuals with ACEs, and is a predictor of young adult adjustment. Given the mediational link between ACEs, emotion dysregulation, and young adult adjustment, it is likely that emotion dysregulation may demonstrate a similar linkage to adjustment in individuals with a CMC. The current study compared the effects of ACEs and having a CMC on depressive and anxious symptoms, while also examining emotion dysregulation as a possible mediator for both ACEs and CMC on adjustment outcomes, specifically depressive and anxious symptoms. College students (N = 1911) completed online questionnaires that assessed history of ACEs, emotion regulation difficulties, adjustment, and chronic illness status. Path analyses demonstrated a significant correlation between ACEs and depressive and anxious symptoms, as well as having a CMC and depressive and anxious symptoms. Furthermore, emotion dysregulation demonstrated a significant mediation between ACEs and negative adjustment, as well as between having a CMC and negative adjustment. This study highlights the importance of emotion dysregulation in understanding outcomes for individuals with a CMC and/or ACEs.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Emociones
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Experiencias Adversas de la Infancia
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Psychol Med Settings
Asunto de la revista:
PSICOLOGIA
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos