ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Positive Childhood Experiences Associate with Adult Flourishing Amidst Adversity: A Cross Sectional Survey Study with a National Sample of Young Adults.
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- Associations of childhood adversity with emotional well-being and educational achievement: A review and meta-analysis.Journal of affective disorders · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review of positive childhood experiences and adult outcomes: Promotive and protective processes for resilience in the context of childhood adversity.Child abuse & neglect · 2023Pooled it
- Positive Childhood Experiences and Flourishing Among Young Adults in China: Does Emotion Regulation Explain Associations?Research in nursing & health · 2026Article
- Exploring the Evidence Base on the Association Between Parents' Adverse and Positive Experiences and the Developmental, Psychological and Behavioral Outcomes of Their Offspring: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Flourishing in Early Adulthood Among Victimized Children: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2026Article
- Community violence intervention: measuring risk & protective factors for gun use among program participants.Health & justice · 2026Review
- Positive childhood experiences and life satisfaction among Chinese college students: serial mediation through perceived social support and meaning in life.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Promoting Child Wellness: A Narrative Review of Positive Childhood Experiences.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Shifting the focus: measuring positive childhood experiences and flourishing for holistic mental health in low and middle-income countries.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Intergenerational effects of parental positive childhood experiences on social skills development in Chinese preschoolers: the moderating role of the home-rearing environment.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Service-seeking behaviors among male victims of violence in five African countries: The effects of positive and adverse childhood experiences.Child abuse & neglect · 2024Article
- The impact of Benevolent Childhood Experiences on adult Flourishing: the mediating role of Light Triad traits.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Specific domains of positive childhood experiences (PCEs) associated with improved adult health: A nationally representative study.SSM - population health · 2023Article
- Childhood Bereavement, Adverse and Positive Childhood Experiences, and Flourishing among Chinese Young Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Observational
- How adverse and benevolent childhood experiences influence depression and suicidal ideation in Chinese undergraduates: a latent class analysis.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of PCEs among young adults in Mainland China and the extent to which the cumulative number of PCEs moderates the associations between ACEs and flourishing in adulthood. Between August and November 2020, we used convenience and snowball sampling to recruit 9468 young adults, ages 18-35, enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs at universities in Mainland China to participate in a survey, which included measures on flourishing, exposure to ACEs and PCEs, and demographic characteristics. Approximately 92% of participants reported experiencing seven to nine PCEs, with harmonious family relationships (96.9%), feeling supported by friends (96.8%) and being treated fairly at school (96.3%) being the most common PCEs reported. Results of the multiple regression indicated that the cumulative number of PCEs statistically significantly moderated the relation between the cumulative number of ACEs and flourishing (interaction term
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