Adverse childhood experiences, religious/spiritual struggles, and mental health symptoms
Examination of mediation models
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19504652 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wesley H McCormick (University of South Alabama, corresponding author), Timothy D Carroll (0000-0001-9287-6728, University of South Alabama), Brook M Sims (0000-0002-4627-8804, University of South Alabama), John Mcnab Currier (0000-0002-8843-2996, University of South Alabama), Joseph Currier (University of South Alabama) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1042-1054 |
| Publication date | 2017-11-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mental Health Religion & Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-4676 • E-ISSN: 1469-9737 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13674676.2018.1440544 |
| OpenAlex | W2794002717 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 29 |
Emerging research has documented greater risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression among young adults with prior adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Building upon prior findings, we hypothesised that religious/spiritual (R/S) struggles may serve as an intervening pathway through which accumulation of ACEs impacts mental health symptom severity in this population. Young adults (N = 458) were recruited from a southeastern university to complete an online self-report survey that assessed for ACEs, lifetime trauma exposure, R/S struggles, PTSD and depressive symptomatology. Bivariate correlations yielded significant positive relationships between ACEs and all six types of R/S struggles, depression, and PTSD. Additionally, when accounting for non-childhood trauma exposure, the mediational analyses indicated an indirect effect of struggles with ultimate meaning on the well-establish association between ACEs and mental health symptoms. Clinical implications (such as the importance of fostering meaning making), study limitations, and future research directions are discussed
Adverse Childhood Experiences · Mediation · Mental health · Population · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 1,43 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |