Validating the Spanish Adverse Childhood Experiences International Questionnaire (ACE-IQ): A Mexican Analysis

Téllez, Arnoldo; Almaraz-Castruita, Diana Aracely; Valdez, Arturo; Juárez-García, Dehisy Marisol; Sánchez-Jáuregui, Teresa; Fernández, Rogelio Hinojosa; Calderón, Shayam Fernanda López; Balvaneda, Hugo García

doi:10.1080/10926771.2022.2144788

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“…To improve the model, these five items were deleted. Similarly, recent research on the ACE‐IQ reported eliminating two items regarding neglect because their factor loadings were less than .30 (Téllez et al, 2022). Finally, a good model fit was obtained [ χ 2 (4) = 5.91, p > .05, CFI = 1.00, TLI = .99, RMSEA = .04, SRMR = .02].…”

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confidence: 97%

“…To improve the model, these five items were deleted. Similarly, recent research on the ACE-IQ reported eliminating two items regarding neglect because their factor loadings were less than .30 (Téllez et al, 2022). Finally, a good model fit was obtained [χ 2 ( 4 The measure of meaning in at T2 included two dimensions: the presence of meaning and meaning confusion.…”

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confidence: 84%

“…A growing body of literature using samples from different countries has supported the validity of the ACE‐IQ (e.g. Téllez et al, 2022; Tran et al, 2015). An 8‐item short version of the ACE‐IQ focusing only on child abuse also showed good reliability (Cronbach's α = .71) and criterion validity (Meinck et al, 2017).…”

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Presence of meaning in life and meaning confusion mediate the effects of adverse childhood experiences on mental health among university students

Kwok,

Jiang,

Fang

2023

Applied Psych Health & Well

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Few studies have explored meaning in life as a mediator between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and mental health. This study examined the protective and risk factors associated with meaning in life, as they mediate the effect of ACEs on mental health. The sample was 293 university students in Hong Kong (mean age = 21 years). The results of analyses based on three‐wave longitudinal data and structural equation modeling demonstrated that the presence of meaning mediated the negative association between ACEs and happiness, and that meaning confusion mediated the positive association between ACEs and depression and anxiety. This study provides evidence that the presence of meaning may play a protective role and that meaning confusion may be a risk factor for the effects of ACEs on mental health. This study's results have implications for the development of prevention and intervention strategies to alleviate the detrimental impact of ACEs and promote mental health in young adults.

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Presence of meaning in life and meaning confusion mediate the effects of adverse childhood experiences on mental health among university students

Kwok,

Jiang,

Fang

2023

Applied Psych Health & Well

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“…Although the scale was initially developed to be used on adults (aged 18 years or older), it has been used on adolescents in different countries (Kovács‐Tóth et al, 2021; Schauss et al, 2021; Thulin et al, 2021). The ACE‐IQ has been translated and used across different cultures with good evidence of reliability and validity (Chen, Yu, et al, 2022; Téllez et al, 2022). In this study, the Arabic version of the ACE‐IQ (Almuneef et al, 2014) was used.…”

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Outcomes of adverse childhood experience during late adolescence: Evidence from college and community samples

Almaradheef,

Alhalal

2024

Research in Nursing & Health

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Scant studies have investigated adverse childhood experience (ACE) outcomes and mastery during adolescence in different cultural contexts. This cross‐sectional study examines the impact of ACEs on subjective well‐being, health complaints, and healthcare utilization during late adolescence, including the mediating role of the sense of mastery in the Saudi context. Adolescents (N = 396) aged 17–21 years were recruited via convenience sampling from colleges and local communities from two regions in Saudi Arabia. Data were collected using a paper‐pencil anonymous survey and analyzed using path analysis. Of the sample, 85.5% experienced at least one ACE. ACEs had a direct effect on subjective well‐being (p = 0.034), health complaints (p < 0.001), healthcare utilization (p < 0.001), and sense of mastery (p < 0.001). Sense of mastery had an effect on subjective well‐being (p < 0.001) and health complaints (p < 0.001), but not on healthcare utilization (p = 0.436). Sense of mastery partially mediated the relationship between ACEs and subjective well‐being (p = 0.034) and health complaints (p < 0.001), but not healthcare utilization (p = 0.438). ACEs have detrimental effects on adolescent health. Attention should be paid to primary prevention and early detection to avoid further harm, and interventions that address the role of the sense of mastery should be developed for adolescents.

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“…This instrument is based on the ad hoc Child Adversity Scale ( Nowakowski-Sims and Rowe, 2017 ) used in a CPV sample and on the Adverse Childhood Experiences International Questionnaire ( ACE-IQ ; World Health Organization, 2018 ) which evaluates the presence or absence of a total of 12 adverse experiences related to both parental neglect (parental abandonment) and adverse events experienced by first-person and by family members through 12 dichotomous items (0 = no , 1 = yes, Ordinal α = 0.94). For example, “I have suffered the abandonment of my mother; “Someone in my family has been in prison for committing a crime.” The Nowakowski-Sims and Rowe (2017) scale shows good internal consistency (Kuder–Richardson 20 binary statistical reliability procedure, KR20 = 0.75), as does the ACE-IQ in Spanish (e.g., α = 0.69–0.86; Téllez et al, 2022 ).…”

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Relationship between child-to-parent violence and cumulative childhood adversity: the mediating role of parental attachment, resilience, and emotional intelligence

Navas-Martínez

Cano-Lozano

2023

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionRecent research on aggressor profiles in child-to-parent violence (CPV) seems to provide promising results. However, this phenomenon has been poorly addressed in the adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) framework. This study aimed to explore the frequency of different types of ACEs and cumulative ACEs in adolescents who exert CPV, to analyze the differences between aggressors with different levels of cumulative ACEs in parental attachment, resilience, and emotional intelligence, and to evaluate the associations between these variables, as well as a possible mediational model.MethodsA total of 3,142 Spanish adolescents (50.7% girls) aged between 12 and 18 years from educational centers participated.ResultsAdolescents who exerted CPV presented higher rates of ACEs both independently and cumulatively than those without CPV. Aggressors with cumulative ACEs (88%) in general presented more insecure parental attachment, lower resilience, and lower emotional intelligence than those without cumulative ACEs, and, in turn, aggressors with high levels of cumulative ACEs than those with low levels of cumulative ACEs. Significant associations were identified between CPV, ACEs, insecure parental attachment, resilience, and emotional intelligence. The mediation model suggested that ACEs are related to CPV through preoccupied and traumatized parental attachment and also through low levels of emotional intelligence.DiscussionThe findings provide a better understanding of CPV from the perspective of ACEs, especially of those cases that involve an accumulation of adverse experiences during childhood, and suggest greater professional attention to these cases with the design of specialized CPV intervention programs.

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Validating the Spanish Adverse Childhood Experiences International Questionnaire (ACE-IQ): A Mexican Analysis

Cited by 9 publications

References 38 publications

Presence of meaning in life and meaning confusion mediate the effects of adverse childhood experiences on mental health among university students

Presence of meaning in life and meaning confusion mediate the effects of adverse childhood experiences on mental health among university students

Outcomes of adverse childhood experience during late adolescence: Evidence from college and community samples

Relationship between child-to-parent violence and cumulative childhood adversity: the mediating role of parental attachment, resilience, and emotional intelligence

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