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Childhood trauma and problem behavior: Examining the mediating roles of experiential avoidance and mindfulness processes

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Roche, Anne I., Kroska, Emily B., Miller, Michelle L., Kroska, Sydney K., O'Hara, Michael W.·2019·Journal of American College Health

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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.

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  • Findings are consistent with prior studies in which avoidance significantly mediated relationships between childhood maltreatment and outcomes associated with AS traits.

    “Findings are consistent with prior studies in which avoidance significantly mediated relationships between childhood maltreatment and outcomes associated with AS traits (Müller et al., 2015; Roche et al., 2019).”
  • Treatments that emphasize emotion regulation and/or mindfulness skills, such as acceptance and commitment therapy, may be particularly effective in targeting these symptoms.

    “Treatments that emphasize emotion regulation and/or mindfulness skills, such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) (Hayes et al., 2011), may be particularly effective in targeting these symptoms (Roche et al., 2019).”

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Authors
Roche, A. I., Kroska, E. B., Miller, M. L., Kroska, S. K., & O'Hara, M. W.
Affiliations
  • University of Iowa (US)
  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Corresponding author
Roche, Anne I.
Venue
Journal of American College Health
Published
2018-06-19
Volume
67
Issue
1
Pages
17-26
ISSN
  • 0164-4300 (ISSN-L)
  • 0744-8481
  • 1940-3208
OpenAlex
W2791626299
Cited by
45
References
75
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1
FWCI
2.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of American College Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Departmental funding obtained by Michael W. O'Hara
  • National Institutes of Health (T32 GM108540)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
Keywords
childhood trauma, behavioral problems, experiential avoidance, mindfulness, mediation, university students, young adults, risk-taking
MeSH terms
Problem Behavior, Adult, Avoidance Learning, Female, Humans, Male, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Students, Universities, Midwestern United States, Young Adult, Self Report, Mindfulness

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