scholarly journals Executive Function Improvement of Students With Adverse Childhood Experiences After an Art-Integration Program.

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mason Kuhn ◽  
Marine Pepanyan ◽  
Denise Tallakson
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Art Integration ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Integration Program ◽  
Adverse Childhood

Maternal adverse childhood experiences, executive function & emotional availability in mother-child dyads

2021 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 104830
Author(s):  
Madeleine Harris ◽  
Harriet MacMillan ◽  
Krysta Andrews ◽  
Leslie Atkinson ◽  
Melissa Kimber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Emotional Availability ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adverse Childhood

scholarly journals Associations of Adverse Childhood Experiences with Executive Function and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 1034-1035
Author(s):  
Cindy Tsotsoros ◽  
Madison Stout ◽  
Misty Hawkins
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Cognitive Tasks ◽  
Neurocognitive Performance ◽  
Brain Health ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Beta Coefficient ◽  
Neurotropic Factor

Abstract Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may predict markers of neurocognitive performance (i.e., executive function; EF) and brain health/plasticity (i.e., brain-derived neurotropic factor; BDNF). This pilot examined the magnitude of effects between: 1) ACES and EF performance, 2) ACEs and BDNF levels, and 3) EF performance and BDNF levels. We hypothesize that higher ACEs will be associated with poorer EF scores and lower BNDF levels and that lower EF scores will be associated with lower BDNF levels. Given the pilot nature of the study, an emphasis is placed on effect size vs. significance. Participants were 36 middle-aged women enrolled in the NICE SPACES trial (age=31.4 years, BMI=34.2, racially minoritized=37.9%). ACES were quantified using the 10-item Adverse Childhood Experiences Scale. EF was measured using the fluid cognition composite from the NIH Toolbox – Cognition Battery. BDNF was estimated using proBDNF levels estimated from serum collected via venipuncture. Higher ACEs levels were not directly associated with EF scores (b = 0.03, p = .854); but did show a meaningful negative beta coefficient with BDNF levels (b = -0.34, p = .053). EF scores and BDNF showed a positive coefficient that did not reach significance (b = .26, p = .122). In a modest pilot of middle-age women, higher ACEs were associated with lower BDNF, indicating greater adversity in childhood is linked to lower neurotrophins levels in adulthood. The lower BDNF levels may help explain poorer performance on cognitive tasks. Larger follow-up studies in more powered samples are warranted given the size of detected coefficients.

Adverse childhood experiences, parenting, and child executive function

2017 ◽  
Vol 189 (6) ◽  
pp. 926-937
Author(s):  
Amy E. Treat ◽  
Amanda Sheffield Morris ◽  
Amy C. Williamson ◽  
Jennifer Hays-Grudo ◽  
Debbie Laurin
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adverse Childhood

O11. Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Behavioral and Neural Markers of Executive Function in Menopausal Women

2018 ◽  
Vol 83 (9) ◽  
pp. S112-S113
Author(s):  
Sheila Shanmugan ◽  
James Loughead ◽  
Mary D. Sammel ◽  
Theodore Satterthwaite ◽  
Wen Cao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
Menopausal Women ◽  
Neural Markers

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Executive Function Difficulties in Children: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 106 ◽  
pp. 104485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessie I. Lund ◽  
Elaine Toombs ◽  
Abbey Radford ◽  
Kara Boles ◽  
Christopher Mushquash
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Executive Function ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adverse Childhood

Parents’ adverse childhood experiences and current relationships with their young children: the role of executive function

2018 ◽  
Vol 190 (7) ◽  
pp. 1042-1052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon S. Guss ◽  
Amanda S. Morris ◽  
Cara Bosler ◽  
Sherri L. Castle ◽  
Jennifer Hays-Grudo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adverse Childhood

Current Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Mediate the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Executive Functions

2021 ◽  
pp. 003329412097969
Author(s):  
Rachel A. Maja ◽  
Robyn E. Kilshaw ◽  
Mauricio A. Garcia-Barrera ◽  
Justin E. Karr
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Executive Functions ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
History Of Childhood ◽  
Adverse Childhood ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are both associated with lower performances on executive function tasks. However, few researchers have evaluated ACEs, posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms, and executive function difficulties in conjunction. Using an online micropayment service, the current study assessed whether PTS symptoms mediated the relationship between ACEs and executive functions. In total, 83 participants (54.2% female, age: M = 28.86, SD = 7.71) were administered the ACE questionnaire, PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), and the Executive Function Index (EFI). A higher number of reported ACEs was related to greater PTS symptom severity ( β = .40, p < .001) and worse self-rated executive functions ( β = –.32, p = .002). Controlling for the number of reported ACEs, current PTS symptom severity was related to worse executive functions ( β = –.45, p < .001). A bootstrapped 95% confidence interval (CI) indicated a significant indirect effect, β = –.18 (95% CI: –.30, –.08), by which current PTS symptoms mediated the relationship between the number of reported ACEs and executive functions. These results suggest that psychological interventions targeting PTS symptoms, in the context of a history of childhood trauma, may concurrently improve executive functions in adult populations.

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