@article{ref1,
title="History of childhood adversity and coping strategies: positive flow and creative experiences",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="2019",
author="Thomson, Paula and Jaque, S. Victoria",
volume="90",
number="",
pages="185-192",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Acquiring more complex coping strategies despite a history of childhood adversity may transpire in settings outside the family home. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this cross-sectional study included investigating coping strategies under stressful situations in a non-clinical sample of active athletes and performing artists. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: In this community and university sample (n = 577), 40.4% had no ACEs, 43.4% had 1-3 ACEs, and 16.3% had ≥4 ACEs. <br><br>METHODS: A series of multivariate analyses (gender and age included as covariates) were conducted to examine differences between the three ACE groups. <br><br>RESULTS: Results indicated no between-subject differences between the three ACE groups for flow-like experiences during preferred activities, although gender differences were significant (p < .001). Individuals in the ≥4 ACEs group endorsed more intense creative experiences compared to the no-ACE and 1-3 ACEs groups (p = .006, η<sup>2</sup> = .048); however, in the third MANCOVA they had heightened anxiety, internalized shame, dissociative processing, emotion-oriented coping, and cumulative trauma (p < .001, η<sup>2</sup> = .132). There were no group differences for task-oriented and avoidant-oriented coping, a finding that highlights the ability of active individuals to engage in effective coping strategies under stressful situations. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Regardless of past childhood adversity history, this non-clinical high achieving sample was able to engage in a range of coping strategies under stress.<br><br>Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.12.019",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.12.019"
}