Childhood Experiences and Psychological Distress: Can Benevolent Childhood Experiences Counteract the Negative Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences? [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 BackgroundChildhood experiences can exert a huge impact on adult psychological conditions. Previous studies have confirmed the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs) on psychological distress (e.g ...
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Resilience to depression: the role of benevolent childhood experiences in a South African sample [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 BackgroundStudies elsewhere show that benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs) have protective mental health value. However, this protective value has never been investigated in an African context.
Oluwaseyi Dolapo Somefun +3 more
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Adverse and Benevolent Childhood Experiences Predict Prenatal Sleep Quality [PDF]
Adversity and Resilience Science, 2022 The objective of the study was to investigate whether adverse and benevolent childhood experiences were associated with trajectories of sleep quality throughout pregnancy. The study was conducted at obstetrics and gynecology clinics in the Rocky Mountain region of the USA. The participants of the study were pregnant individuals (N = 164). Sleep quality
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Prevalence and predictors of benevolent childhood experiences among a representative sample of young people [PDF]
British Journal of Psychology, 2023 Abstract Emerging research evidence suggests that benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs) may partly explain more favourable mental health outcomes among individuals affected by adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). However, much of this research has focused on adult populations. Consequently, this study sought to
Mark Shevlin, Enya Redican, Jamie Murphy
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The validity and reliability of benevolent childhood experiences scale in Chinese community adults [PDF]
European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2021 Background: Several studies have indicated that positive childhood experiences (PCEs) might have important protective effects on adulthood mental health. However, the instruments to assess PCEs are scarce.
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Relationships Among Adverse and Benevolent Childhood Experiences, Emotion Dysregulation, and Psychopathology Symptoms [PDF]
Adversity and Resilience Science, 2023 This cross-sectional study sought to examine adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs), and emotion dysregulation as they relate to psychopathology symptoms (posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD], anxiety, depression) in university students in emerging adulthood.
Christyn Dolbier
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Adverse and benevolent childhood experiences in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD (CPTSD): implications for trauma-focused therapies [PDF]
European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2020 Background There is very little work on the role of positive or benevolent childhood experiences and how such events might offer protection from the insidious effects of adverse experiences in childhood or later in life.
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Network connectivity between benevolent childhood experiences and uncertainty stress among Chinese university students [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to explore the association between benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs) and uncertainty stress among Chinese university students by network analysis.MethodsA total of 1,830 university students from three Chinese
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Adverse and benevolent childhood experiences among adults in the United Kingdom: a latent class analysis [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are important factors for population mental and physical health. While considerable public health literature demonstrates the global relevance of ACEs, more recent research shows that benevolent childhood ...
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Adverse and Benevolent Childhood Experiences Predict Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic [PDF]
Adversity and Resilience Science, 2021 Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with poorer adult mental health, and benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs) are associated with better adult mental health. This study aims to test whether ACEs and BCEs predict adult mental health above and beyond current stress and social support during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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