TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - College students' adverse childhood experiences and their anticipated risky behaviors: early maladaptive schemas and emotion regulation difficulties as potential mediators
JO  - Journal of American college health
A1  - Dickie, Daniel T.
A1  - Langhinrichsen-Rohling, Jennifer
A1  - McAnulty, Richard D.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This study explicates the relationship between college student's adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their anticipated engagement in five types of risky behaviors. Two transdiagnostic mechanisms were tested cross-sectionally: disconnection/rejection early maladaptive schemas (cognitive) and difficulties in emotional regulation (emotional). Participants: 521 college student participants were majority female (66.8%), White (57.2%), freshman (54.9%), and heterosexual (72.2%). <br><br>METHODS: Participants completed an online, self-report, survey. Pearson bivariate correlations and parallel mediation analyses were conducted. <br><br>RESULTS: Sixty percent of students endorsed at least one ACE. Among the total sample, disconnection/rejection schemas partially mediated the relationship between ACEs and anticipated engagement in irresponsible academic/work behaviors, drug use, aggressive/illegal activities, and heavy drinking. Difficulties in emotion regulation partially mediated anticipated risky sexual activities and irresponsible academic/work behaviors. Sex differences were noted. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Preventing irresponsible academic activity and other risky behaviors is critically important to college students, parents, and administrators. Intervention efforts should address cognitive and emotional mechanisms.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0744-8481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2024.2369854
ID  - ref1
ER  -