Open AccessEmotion regulation mediates the relationship between ACES and physical and mental health.
Author(s) -
Marylène Cloître,
Christina T. Khan,
MargaretAnne Mackintosh,
Donn W. Garvert,
Clare HennHaase,
Erin C. Falvey,
Jean Akiko Saito
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
psychological trauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.059
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1942-9681
pISSN - 1942-969X
DOI - 10.1037/tra0000374
Subject(s) - psycinfo , mental health , clinical psychology , psychological intervention , psychology , depression (economics) , poison control , psychiatry , medicine , medline , political science , law , economics , macroeconomics , environmental health
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) have consistently been associated with a range of negative psychological and physical outcomes in adulthood. Despite the strength of this association, no studies to date have investigated psychological processes that might underlie this relationship. The current study evaluated emotion regulation as a potential mediator between ACEs and three outcomes: PTSD symptoms, depression and poor physical health, all of which are frequently co-occurring among women with ACEs.