Adverse childhood experiences and problematic media use: the roles of attachment and impulsivity

Wilke, Nicole Gilbertson; Howard, Amanda; Morgan, Meredith A.; Hardin, Martha

doi:10.1080/17450128.2020.1734706

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“…The findings contribute to the emerging literature that describes the impacts of adverse events and contexts on behaviour, and risk-taking (Bellis et al, 2014;Demir-Dagdas, 2020;Kessler et al, 2010;Machizawa-Summers, 2007;Wilke et al, 2020). Although the study focused on exploring hope among the participants, the young people focused on their contextual interpretation of the constructs of hope, which involved the social contexts influencing their perceptions and events in daily life.…”

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Complex trauma and its relation to hope and hopelessness among young people in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Ngwenya

Barnett

Groenewald

et al. 2021

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

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Informed by an existing hope scale, we explored the roles of hope, happiness, and life satisfaction in adolescent risk behaviours in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, a setting with high HIV prevalence. In 2016 data were collected from two resource-limited communities using in-depth interviews, group discussions and lifeline-drawings with 53 young people (aged 15 to 17 years). Applying both deductive and inductive approaches, thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. Young people felt that there was nothing to do in their communities and no way out of their adverse situations. They experienced trauma of loss due to HIV-related deaths, and lack of support and guidance which they wanted if they were to be more hopeful. Continual and extended exposure to adverse experiences such as community violence and economic hardship had a negative impact on young people's lives and increased participation in risk behaviours. To develop HIV prevention and resilience interventions in such communities, there is a need to take account of the context of young people's lives. Rather than ignoring the structural causes of the infection, risk factors should be contextualised as a key component of any attempts to change behaviours. Resource and power inequalities should be addressed rather than developing individualised interventions which may inadvertently increase social inequalities.

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Complex trauma and its relation to hope and hopelessness among young people in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Ngwenya

Barnett

Groenewald

et al. 2021

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

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“…A potential explanation suggested in a 2020-study conducted in the United States, is that people exposed to ACE may develop insecure attachment as well as impulsive behavior. Consequently, those individuals with higher impulsivity may have difficulties with face-to face interactions and prefer to interact in media settings ( Wilke et al, 2020 ). The present survey extends these prior studies by showing a great partial mediation (% mediation = 37.5%) of the effect of ACE on cyberaddiction through impulsiveness.…”

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“…Numerous research focused on studying the relationship between ACEs and substance use revealing that as the number of adversities increase, the risk for drug use increase ( Adverse Childhood Experiences , Hughes et al, 2017 ) with significant impact on the individuals and families ( Kazdouh et al, 2019 , Shore* H, 2015 , Duke, 2018 ). However, few recent studies have explored ACE’s contribution in increasing online behavioral addictions ( Wilke et al, 2020 , Li et al, 2020 ). Internet addiction is a growing behavioral concern particularly among adolescents ( Li et al, 2020 ), and this may increase risk for psychiatric disorders such as depression ( Lam, 2014 ); physical problems and poor academic performance ( Li et al, 2019 ).…”

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Impulsivity mediates the impact of early life adversity on high risk behaviors among Tunisian adolescents

Mlouki

Bouanène

Sioud

et al. 2021

Preventive Medicine Reports

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“…While parents may be able to utilize technology to connect with their young adult children to counteract anxious attachment and enhance security in their relationships (Gentzler et al, 2011). However, young adults with adverse childhood experiences and later anxious attachment, resulted in subsequent PCU (Wilke et al, 2020). This exemplifies the importance of healthy parental involvement in childhood and the necessity for parents to maintain communication to aid young adults in forming secure attachments and alleviating PCU.…”

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Attached to Technology: Exploring Young Adults’ Attachments to Parents, Partners, and Phones

Mosley

Parker

2021

The Family Journal

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Cell phone use has become a mainstay in the lives of young adults, with 93% of Millennials owning a smartphone. With the increased accessibility of technology, individuals’ cell phone use may lead to personal distress in various facets of life. Specifically, problematic cell phone use may be the result of attempts to fulfill emotional needs or avoid connection with others. The present study used a systemic, attachment-based lens to investigate the roles of parental and romantic attachment in problematic cell phone use. A sample of 479 young adults (ages 18–26) completed an online survey gauging their cell phone use and attachment styles. Mediation analyzes were run to determine if adult attachment mediates the relationship from parental attachment to problematic cell phone use. The results found that attachment anxiety mediates the relationship between communication and alienation subscales for mother and alienation only for father to problematic cell phone use. Clinical implications are discussed with results informing assessment, prevention, and intervention efforts for individuals, families, and couples.

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Adverse childhood experiences and problematic media use: the roles of attachment and impulsivity

Cited by 19 publications

References 36 publications

Complex trauma and its relation to hope and hopelessness among young people in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Complex trauma and its relation to hope and hopelessness among young people in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Impulsivity mediates the impact of early life adversity on high risk behaviors among Tunisian adolescents

Attached to Technology: Exploring Young Adults’ Attachments to Parents, Partners, and Phones

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