Exploring the interpersonal consequences of adverse childhood experiences in college students

Criddle, Jessica; Sease, Thomas B.; Malm, Esther

doi:10.1016/j.jcbs.2022.08.004

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“…Employing a social identity framework, the aim of the present research is to examine the role of disidentification, in comparison to identification, on those affected by a stigmatized trauma with a focus on survivors of ACEs. This population was chosen due to recent evidence showing that survivors of ACEs engaged in self‐concealment (Criddle, Sease, & Malm, 2022) as a potential means of disidentifying from other ACEs survivors, and the fact that shame is commonly experienced in relation to ACEs (Ashy, Yu, Gutowski, Samkavitz, & Malley‐Morrison, 2020; Novilla, Broadbent, Leavitt, & Crandall, 2022). In the present study, we hypothesize that when an experience is perceived as stigmatizing, individuals will disidentify from the stigmatized group on a social level, which will be related to dissociative symptoms at a personal level.…”

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When trauma is stigmatized: Disidentification and dissociation in people affected by adverse childhood experiences

Lashkay

Kinsella

Muldoon

2023

Community & Applied Soc Psy

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Survivors of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can experience dissociation because of their trauma. Those survivors can also experience stigma stemming from their traumatic experiences, which may encourage disidentification from the stigmatized group (i.e., other survivors of ACEs). However, the relationships between disidentification and dissociation have not been empirically tested. Using a social identity framework, we examined whether stigmatized trauma perceptions (the degree to which a trauma is perceived as a stigmatized experience) predicted dissociative symptoms and disidentification using cross‐sectional survey data. An online community sample of ACEs survivors (N = 181) completed measures of disidentification and dissociation. Stigmatized trauma perceptions were measured by respondents rating the extent to which they perceived ACEs are a stigmatizing experience. Path analysis revealed higher stigmatized trauma perceptions predicted more disidentification which resulted in greater dissociative symptoms, after controlling for ACEs and gender. The results show that survivors are more likely to disidentify from people with similar experiences when they feel their trauma is stigmatized. This disidentification was associated with greater dissociation. The findings demonstrate a link between social disidentification and personal dissociation. Further research can explore this link in other types of stigmatized traumas (e.g., suicide).

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When trauma is stigmatized: Disidentification and dissociation in people affected by adverse childhood experiences

Lashkay

Kinsella

Muldoon

2023

Community & Applied Soc Psy

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The role of engaged living in the association between self-concealment and psychological distress among racially diverse college students in Hawaiʻi

Lin,

Jo,

Spencer

et al. 2024

Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science

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Social Connectedness Protects Against the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on First-Year Undergraduate Mental Health

Weisblum,

Zhu,

Ajila

et al. 2024

Emerging Adulthood

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Previous research has found significant links between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and worsened mental health outcomes in adulthood but has largely neglected the specific developmental period of the transition to college. The current study examined whether social factors (connectedness, integration, and support) moderated the links between ACEs and mental health. Participants ( N = 129, Mage = 18.6) were first-year undergraduates who completed an anonymous online survey study. ACEs were found to significantly correlate with stress, anxiety, and depression. Of the three social factors, only social connectedness had a buffering effect on the association between ACEs with anxiety and depression. Thematic analysis of open-ended responses illuminated participant psychosocial challenges relating to difficulty with relationships, social avoidance, lack of trust, social comparison, and feelings of exclusion and loneliness. The current research highlights the key role of social connectedness in the psychosocial well-being of college students vulnerable to distress.

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Exploring the interpersonal consequences of adverse childhood experiences in college students

Cited by 3 publications

References 61 publications

When trauma is stigmatized: Disidentification and dissociation in people affected by adverse childhood experiences

When trauma is stigmatized: Disidentification and dissociation in people affected by adverse childhood experiences

The role of engaged living in the association between self-concealment and psychological distress among racially diverse college students in Hawaiʻi

Social Connectedness Protects Against the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on First-Year Undergraduate Mental Health

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