Childhood trauma and violent behavior in adolescents are differentially related to cognitive-emotional deficits.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Converging neurobiological and epidemiological evidence indicates that exposure to traumatic events in the early stages of development, that is, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), negatively affects the likelihood of being involved in violent behavior later in life. These problems are hypothesized to be mediated by the disruption of executive functions, in particular, the ability to inhibit inappropriate actions. Here we aimed to distinguish the contribution of inhibition in non-emotional and emotional situations (i.e., emotion regulation) and assessed the modulating influence of stress, testing Nairobi county high school students in a two-experiment study.

Methods

In Experiment 1, neutral and emotional inhibition, working memory, and fluid intelligence were

SUBMITTER: Katembu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10106606 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature