RT Article
T1 Are Adverse Childhood Experiences Associated With Deficits in Self-Control? A Test Among Two Independent Samples of Youth
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 47
IS 2
SP 166
OP 186
A1 Meldrum, Ryan Charles
A2 Campion Young, Brae
A2 Copp, Jennifer E.
A2 Hay, Carter
A2 Kernsmith, Poco D.
A2 Smith-Darden, Joanne P.
A2 Soor, Sadhika
A2 Trace, Madison
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1767160402
AB 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.
K1 Supporting Healthy Adolescent Relationships and Environments study
K1 Adverse Childhood Experiences
K1 household dysfunction
K1 Maltreatment
K1 Self-control
K1 Department of Juvenile Justice
K1 Florida
DO 10.1177/0093854819879741