Tailoring health-related messages for young adults with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
| Autor: | Canan Karatekin, Rohini Ahluwalia, Michelle P. Desir |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Adolescent Universities Health Status Psychological intervention Poison control Affect (psychology) Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Midwestern United States Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Adverse Childhood Experiences Surveys and Questionnaires Injury prevention Developmental and Educational Psychology Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Child Students business.industry Human factors and ergonomics Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care Mental health 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Mental Health Adult Survivors of Child Adverse Events Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female business Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Child Abuse & Neglect. 80:194-202 |
| ISSN: | 0145-2134 |
| Popis: | The goal was to identify factors that might affect likelihood of seeking health-related interventions for young adults with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). We tested whether ACEs were associated with (1) regulatory focus (tendency toward promoting good outcomes versus preventing bad outcomes), and (2) patient activation (the intention to take active charge of one's health). We further tested whether promotion and prevention and patient activation were associated with each other and with health. Students at a public university (N = 321) completed online questionnaires assessing ACEs, regulatory focus, patient activation, and health. Greater childhood adversity showed small but significant associations with being a less activated patient and being less focused on promoting good outcomes. In contrast, greater childhood adversity had a much stronger association with focusing on preventing negative outcomes. Students with a more significant mental health history were more likely to have been exposed to childhood adversity, to be less activated patients, and to focus more on prevention. Results suggest that using a prevention focus may be effective in health messages aimed to reach individuals with high levels of ACEs. Furthermore, individuals with high levels of ACEs may benefit from interventions aimed at increasing patient activation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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