Journal article
Childhood trauma and problem behavior: Examining the mediating roles of experiential avoidance and mindfulness processes
Journal of American college health, Vol.67(1), pp.17-26
01/02/2019
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2018.1455689
PMCID: PMC6296903
PMID: 29565779
Abstract
Objective: Childhood trauma is associated with a variety of risky, unhealthy, or problem behaviors. The current study aimed to explore experiential avoidance and mindfulness processes as mechanisms through which childhood trauma and problem behavior are linked in a college sample. Participants: The sample consisted of college-aged young adults recruited November-December, 2016 (N = 414). Methods: Participants completed self-report measures of childhood trauma, current problem behavior, experiential avoidance, and mindfulness processes. Bootstrapped mediation analyses examined the mechanistic associations of interest. Results: Mediation analyses indicated that experiential avoidance was a significant mediator of the association between childhood trauma and problem behavior. Additionally, multiple mediation analyses indicated that specific mindfulness facets-act with awareness and nonjudgment of inner experience-significantly mediated the same association. Conclusions: Interventions for college students who have experienced childhood trauma might profitably target mechanisms such as avoidance and mindfulness in order to minimize engagement in problem behavior.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Childhood trauma and problem behavior: Examining the mediating roles of experiential avoidance and mindfulness processes
- Creators
- Anne I Roche - Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of IowaEmily B Kroska - Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of IowaMichelle L Miller - Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of IowaSydney K Kroska - Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of IowaMichael W O'Hara - Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of American college health, Vol.67(1), pp.17-26
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- DOI
- 10.1080/07448481.2018.1455689
- PMID
- 29565779
- PMCID
- PMC6296903
- ISSN
- 0744-8481
- eISSN
- 1940-3208
- Grant note
- Departmental funding obtained by Michael W. O'Hara T32 GM108540 / National Institutes of Health (10.13039/100000002)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/02/2019
- Academic Unit
- Neurology; Psychological and Brain Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984214744402771
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