Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health among Students Seeking Psychological Counseling Services
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15467103 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Francesco Craig (0000-0003-3454-6653, University of Calabria, corresponding author), Rocco Servidio (0000-0002-4587-0363, University of Calabria, corresponding author), Maria Luigia Calomino (University of Calabria), Francesca Candreva (0009-0003-9941-988X, University of Calabria), Lucia Nardi (University of Calabria), Adriana Palermo (University of Calabria), Alberto Polito (0009-0004-0844-6645, University of Calabria), Maria Francesca Spina (University of Calabria), Flaviana Tenuta (0000-0001-8048-5463, University of Calabria), Angela Costabile (0000-0001-9441-8296, University of Calabria) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 5906-5906 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph20105906 |
| PMID | 37239632 |
| OpenAlex | W4377289536 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 67 |
Recent years have seen a marked rise in the number of students accessing University Psychological Counseling (UPC) services, and their concerns have been increasingly severe. This study aimed to examine the impact of cumulative adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on mental health in students who had approached counseling services (N = 121) and students who had no experience with counseling services (N = 255). Participants completed an anonymous online self-report questionnaire measuring exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACE-Q), psychological distress (General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), personality traits (PID-5), and coping strategies. We found that students who approached UPC services scored higher on cumulative ACEs than the non-counseling group. While ACE-Q score was a direct positive predictor of PHQ-9 ( p < 0.001), it did not predict GAD-7. Moreover, the results supported the existence of a mediation effect of avoidance coping, detachment, and psychoticism on the indirect effects of ACE-Q score on PHQ-9 or GAD-7. These results underlined the importance of screening for ACEs in a UPC setting because it can help identify students at higher risk for developing mental and physical health problems and provide them with early interventions and support
Adverse Childhood Experiences · Anxiety · Big Five personality traits · Coping (psychology · Distress · Generalized anxiety disorder · Mental health · Patient Health Questionnaire · Personality · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychoticism · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Child Welfare and Adoption · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |