%0 Journal Article
%T Adverse childhood experiences, religious/spiritual struggles, and mental health symptoms: examination of mediation models
%J Mental health, religion and culture
%D 2017
%A McCormick, Wesley H.
%A Carroll, Timothy D.
%A Sims, Brook M.
%A Currier, Joseph
%V 20
%N 10
%P 1042-1054
%X Emerging research has documented greater risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression among young adults with prior adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Building upon prior findings, we hypothesised that religious/spiritual (R/S) struggles may serve as an intervening pathway through which accumulation of ACEs impacts mental health symptom severity in this population. Young adults (N = 458) were recruited from a southeastern university to complete an online self-report survey that assessed for ACEs, lifetime trauma exposure, R/S struggles, PTSD and depressive symptomatology. Bivariate correlations yielded significant positive relationships between ACEs and all six types of R/S struggles, depression, and PTSD. Additionally, when accounting for non-childhood trauma exposure, the mediational analyses indicated an indirect effect of struggles with ultimate meaning on the well-establish association between ACEs and mental health symptoms. Clinical implications (such as the importance of fostering meaning making), study limitations, and future research directions are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 1367-4676
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2018.1440544