TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - History of childhood adversity and coping strategies: positive flow and creative experiences
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Thomson, Paula
A1  - Jaque, S. Victoria
SP  - 185
EP  - 192
VL  - 90
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.12.019
ID  - ref1
ER  -