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ArticleAnxiety, stress, and coping2024

Can the positive buffer the negative? Testing the impact of protective childhood experiences on adjustment in adults following trauma exposure.

Tam N M Nguyen, David J Disabato, John Gunstad, Douglas L Delahanty, Richard George, Farid Muakkassa, Ali F Mallat, Karin G Coifman

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Tam N M NguyenDepartments of Psychological Science and Public Health, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-1910-7169
David J DisabatoDepartments of Psychological Science and Public Health, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7094-4996
John GunstadDepartments of Psychological Science and Public Health, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA.
Douglas L DelahantyDepartments of Psychological Science and Public Health, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9021-7064
Richard GeorgeDepartment of Trauma, Summa Health Systems - Akron Campus, Akron, OH, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0538-8986
Farid MuakkassaCleveland Clinic, Akron General Hospital, Akron, OH, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-8408-2477
Ali F MallatCleveland Clinic, Akron General Hospital, Akron, OH, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7458-8666
Karin G CoifmanDepartments of Psychological Science and Public Health, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2372-0081

Funding

Unpacking Emotion Inflexibility and Prospective Prediction of Affective DiseaseR01MH113622 · NIMH · KENT STATE UNIVERSITY · PI COIFMAN, KARIN GALIAH · 2018 to 2022
$3.1M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH113622
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIt is unclear if protective childhood experiences (PCEs), like emotional support and economic stability, exert influence on adulthood adjustment. Prior research suggests PCEs can promote

methodsParticipants (N = 128) were adults admitted to two Level 1 Trauma Centers following violence, motor-vehicle crashes, or other accidents. Participants reported childhood experiences and completed assessments of depression, PTSD, and social support at one, four, and nine months post-PTE.

resultsStructural Equation Modeling was used to simultaneously model PCEs and ACEs as predictors of psychological symptoms over time, with potential mediation through social support. PCEs overall did not directly affect psychological symptoms nor indirectly through social support. However, the emotional support component of PCEs had an indirect effect on psychological symptoms at baseline through social support. ACEs predicted greater psychological symptoms at baseline and over time.

conclusionPCEs consisting of childhood emotional support indirectly promote adjustment in adults after PTEs through initial social support, while ACEs exert direct effects on psychological symptoms.

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Mental HealthSocial SupportAdultHumansadult adjustmentaversive: Childhood experiencesprotectivetrauma

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PMCPMC10545812

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