Adverse childhood experiences are associated with self-regulation and the magnitude of the error-related negativity difference

Intimate partner violence (IPV) has been linked to childhood abuse, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and low emotional intelligence (EI). Relationships among adverse childhood experiences (ACE), PTSD symptoms, and partner aggression (i.e., generalized tendency to aggress toward one’s partner) were assessed in 108 male IPV offenders. It was hypothesized that ACE is positively correlated with partner aggression, PTSD mediates the ACE-aggression relationship, and the ACE-PTSD-aggression mediation varies by selected EI facets. Results indicate that ACE has an indirect effect on partner aggression via PTSD and PTSD mediates the ACE–aggression link when emotional self-regulation is low and when intuition (vs. reason) is high. Trauma-exposed IPV offenders may benefit from comprehensive treatments focusing on PTSD symptoms, emotional control, and reasoning skills to reduce aggression.

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Self-Regulation as Key Factor in Protection Against the Harmful Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences: Critical Role for Occupational Therapists

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy ◽

10.15453/2168-6408.1622 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Rondalyn Whitney

Keyword(s):

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Critical Role ◽

Self Regulation ◽

Occupational Therapists ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Adverse Childhood ◽

Key Factor ◽

Harmful Effects

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Adverse Childhood Experiences and Psychological Well-Being in Chinese College Students: Mediation Effect of Mindfulness

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18041636 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 1636

Author(s):

Chien-Chung Huang ◽

Yuanfa Tan ◽

Shannon P. Cheung ◽

Hongwei Hu

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Self Regulation ◽

Well Being ◽

Mediation Effect ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Chinese College Students ◽

Adverse Childhood

Literature on the antecedents of psychological well-being (PWB) has found that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and mindfulness are associated with PWB; less is known, however, about the role of mindfulness, a type of emotional and self-regulation, in the pathway between ACEs and PWB. This study used data from 1871 college students across China to examine the relation between ACEs and PWB, and whether the relation was mediated by mindfulness. The findings from structural equation modelling indicate a statistically significant negative association between ACEs and PWB, while mindfulness was strongly and positively associated with PWB. The effect of ACEs on PWB was reduced once mindfulness was controlled for in the analysis. This provides evidence that mindfulness was able to partially mediate the effects of negative life experiences on psychological well-being. This calls for mindfulness interventions targeted toward students with a history of ACEs to buffer the effects of ACEs on PWB.

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