Adverse childhood experiences, basic psychological needs, and adolescent affective distress: Revisiting the buffering role of resilience factors.

ABSTRACT: Past research has associated adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) with higher levels of affective distress. However, the mediation and moderation mechanisms among adolescents are less clear, particularly regarding the inconsistent findings on whether typical resilience factors (e.g., individual resilience and social support) effectively buffer the impacts of ACEs. Previous debates often did not adequately consider the interplays of resilience factors with different ACE dimensions, with less attention to the corresponding unique moderated mediation pathways (e.g., via basic psychological needs satisfaction and frustration). This study examined the moderated mediation mechanisms linking two ACE dimensions (i.e., maltreatment versus household dysfunction) to adolescent affective distress, wit

SUBMITTER: Zhou K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12504805 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature