@article{ref1,
title="Are adverse childhood experiences associated with deficits in self-control? A test among two independent samples of youth",
journal="Criminal justice and behavior",
year="2020",
author="Meldrum, Ryan C. and Campion Young, Brae and Soor, Sadhika and Hay, Carter and Copp, Jennifer E. and Trace, Madison and Smith-Darden, Joanne P. and Kernsmith, Poco D.",
volume="47",
number="2",
pages="166-186",
abstract="A large body of research links both a lack of self-control and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) to a variety of negative health and behavior outcomes, including delinquent and criminal behavior. To date, relatively little research considers whether experiencing a greater variety of ACEs is associated with lower self-control. We advance this area of research by first articulating potential mechanisms through which ACEs may impact self-control. We then investigate whether experiencing more ACEs is inversely associated with self-control in separate samples of youth from Michigan and Florida. For both samples, results indicate that experiencing a greater variety of ACEs is negatively associated with self-control. Exploratory analyses also indicate that ACEs reflecting interpersonal maltreatment are more strongly associated with deficits in self-control than ACEs pertaining to aspects of household dysfunction.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0093-8548",
doi="10.1177/0093854819879741",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854819879741"
}