Adverse childhood experiences exacerbate the association between day-to-day discrimination and mental health symptomatology in undergraduate students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and day-to-day discrimination (hereafter, "discrimination") both contribute to mental health symptomatology in young adulthood, but how these constructs interact and whether they are associated with mental health remains unclear. This study evaluated whether the relation between discrimination in young adulthood and mental health symptomatology varied as a function of ACEs exposure.

Methods

Undergraduates (n = 251) completed self-report measures related to ACEs, discrimination, and mental health symptomatology (i.e., depression, anxiety, somatization, and psychological distress). Linear and logistic regression models were implemented to test for potential exacerbation effects of ACEs on the relation between discrimination and m

SUBMITTER: Helminen EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9109003 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature