@article{ref1,
title="Childhood adversity and adult health-risk behaviors: Examining the roles of emotion dysregulation and urgency",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="2018",
author="Espeleta, Hannah C. and Brett, Emma I. and Ridings, Leigh E. and Leavens, Eleanor L. S. and Mullins, Larry L.",
volume="82",
number="",
pages="92-101",
abstract="Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are important public health concerns, with links to higher prevalence rates of both health-risk behaviors and physical health difficulties in adulthood. Research has demonstrated an association between early adversity and long-term health-risk behavior development. The current study assessed the role of emotion dysregulation and facets of impulsivity as potential mediators in the relation between ACEs and general health-risk behaviors, including alcohol-related consequences and risky sexual behavior. College students (N = 668) completed online questionnaires that assessed history of ACEs, emotion regulation difficulties, impulsivity under extreme affect, and current engagement in health-risk behaviors. Emotion dysregulation and impulsivity under extreme positive emotion, but not negative emotion, demonstrated a significant serial mediation between ACEs and alcohol-related consequences. <br><br>RESULTS also suggest that emotion dysregulation mediates the relation between early adversity and all three outcomes (i.e., overall engagement in maladaptive behavior, alcohol-related consequences, and risky sexual behavior). Impulsivity under positive or negative affect did not demonstrate a mediation effect on the three outcomes. <br><br>RESULTS of this study highlight the importance of assessing for emotion regulation skills when working with young adults with histories of adversity.<br><br>Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.05.027",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.05.027"
}