Adverse Childhood Experiences Predicting Psychological Distress among Black Youth: Exploring Self-Control as a Moderator

IF 1.7 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma Pub Date : 2024-03-19 DOI:10.1007/s40653-024-00617-6

Megan R. Hicks, Joanne Smith-Darden, Shantalea Johns, Poco Kernsmith

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Contextual risk factors, such as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), have a significant impact on the mental health of Black youth. Surprisingly, few studies focus efforts specifically on Black youth. The present study investigates the influence of ACEs on psychological distress among Black youth. Additionally, guided by social cognitive theory, this study highlights emotional self-control as a protective mechanism against the negative consequences of ACEs. Our findings show that ACEs (T1) predicted psychological distress among Black youth a year later (T2). Emotional self-control emerged as a significant buffer of ACEs on the association with psychological distress. Thus, to prevent negative mental health outcomes for Black youth, it is imperative to focus prevention efforts on the crucial risk factors that affect healthy development. By working to increase emotional self-control among Black youth who suffered adverse childhood experiences, negative mental health outcomes over time can be reduced.

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预测黑人青少年心理困扰的童年不良经历：探索作为调节因素的自控力

童年不良经历 (ACE) 等环境风险因素对黑人青少年的心理健康有重大影响。令人惊讶的是，很少有研究专门针对黑人青少年。本研究调查了 ACE 对黑人青少年心理困扰的影响。此外，在社会认知理论的指导下，本研究强调情绪自我控制是抵御 ACE 负面影响的一种保护机制。我们的研究结果表明，ACE（T1）预示着黑人青少年一年后（T2）的心理困扰。情绪自我控制是 ACE 与心理困扰关联的一个重要缓冲。因此，要预防黑人青少年的负面心理健康结果，必须将预防工作的重点放在影响健康成长的关键风险因素上。通过努力提高遭受不良童年经历的黑人青少年的情绪自我控制能力，可以减少随着时间的推移产生的负面心理健康结果。

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Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma Multiple-

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期刊介绍： Underpinned by a biopsychosocial approach, the Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma presents original research and prevention and treatment strategies for understanding and dealing with symptoms and disorders related to the psychological effects of trauma experienced by children and adolescents during childhood and where the impact of these experiences continues into adulthood. The journal also examines intervention models directed toward the individual, family, and community, new theoretical models and approaches, and public policy proposals and innovations. In addition, the journal promotes rigorous investigation and debate on the human capacity for agency, resilience and longer-term healing in the face of child and adolescent trauma. With a multidisciplinary approach that draws input from the psychological, medical, social work, sociological, public health, legal and education fields, the journal features research, intervention approaches and evidence-based programs, theoretical articles, specific review articles, brief reports and case studies, and commentaries on current and/or controversial topics. The journal also encourages submissions from less heard voices, for example in terms of geography, minority status or service user perspectives. Among the topics examined in the Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma: The effects of childhood maltreatment Loss, natural disasters, and political conflict Exposure to or victimization from family or community violence Racial, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation or class discrimination Physical injury, diseases, and painful or debilitating medical treatments The impact of poverty, social deprivation and inequality Barriers and facilitators on pathways to recovery The Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma is an important resource for practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and academics whose work is centered on children exposed to traumatic events and adults exposed to traumatic events as children.