Frontiers in Psychiatry· 2021Q1
Self-Regulation and Shame as Mediators Between Childhood Experiences and Young Adult Health
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Short summary
Young adult health outcomes like depression, anxiety, and substance abuse are mediated by self-regulation and shame, which are themselves shaped by childhood experiences (both adverse and positive).
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Key points
- Positive childhood experiences (PCEs) predict higher self-regulation and lower shame in adolescents.
- Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) predict lower self-regulation in adolescents.
- Shame mediates the relationship between PCEs and depression in young adulthood.
- Self-regulation mediates the relationship between ACEs/PCEs and anxiety, and ACEs and substance abuse in young adulthood.
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine whether self-regulation and shame mediated the relationship between adverse and positive childhood experiences (ACEs and PCEs) and young adult health. Data came from the Flourishing Families Project (FFP), a 10-year longitudinal study. Adolescent participants (N = 489; 51% female) completed an annual survey. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results indicated that PCEs negatively predicted shame and positively predicted self-regulation while ACEs negatively predicted self-regulation. Shame mediated the relationship between PCEs and depression. Self-regulation mediated the relationship between both ACEs and PCEs with anxiety; self-regulation also mediated the relationship between ACEs and substance abuse. Childhood experiences appear to affect the development and maintenance of self-regulation in adolescence. Self-regulation appears to be especially important in protecting against depression, anxiety, and substance abuse in young adulthood.
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Field: Clinical Psychology
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