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Substance use is increasingly becoming a concern in the United States, with a large section of the population self-reporting using different types of substances. Past literature has extensively demonstrated the influence of parental substance usage on an individual’s own likelihood of substance use later in life, as well as defining the impact of depression on drug addiction. However, recent studies have found that positive childhood experiences (PCEs), also known as Counter-ACEs, can mitigate many of these negative outcomes. The current study sought to further examine the relationships between positive childhood experiences, depression, and substance use and to fill the gap in the literature about the effects of parental substance use on levels of positive childhood experiences. To do so, participants completed self-report surveys via RedCap. The data was imported into SPSS and later evaluated through a One-Way ANOVA to examine mean differences in PCEs by levels of parental substance use and through a Process MACRO mediation model to analyze the relationships between PCEs, depression, and substance use. Results indicated significant differences in PCEs across conditions (F [3, 112] = 21.953, p < 0.001). Results also indicated PCEs' relationship with lower substance use through the depression mediator (t = -3.113, p = 0.0023). The current study contributes to the literature on the benefits of PCEs on individuals’ outcomes later in life. |
