Investigating emotion regulation and social information processing as mechanisms linking adverse childhood experiences with psychosocial functioning in young swiss adults: the FACE epidemiological accelerated cohort study.

Brodbeck, Jeannette; Bötschi, Salome I R; Vetsch, Neela; Berger, Thomas; Schmidt, Stefanie J; Marmet, Simon (2022). Investigating emotion regulation and social information processing as mechanisms linking adverse childhood experiences with psychosocial functioning in young swiss adults: the FACE epidemiological accelerated cohort study. BMC Psychology, 10(1), p. 99. BioMed Central 10.1186/s40359-022-00798-5

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BACKGROUND

Adverse childhood experiences increase the risk for psychological disorders and lower psychosocial functioning across the lifespan. However, less is known about the processes through which ACE are linked to multiple negative outcomes. The aim of the FACE epidemiological study is to investigate emotion regulation (emotional reactivity, perseverative thinking and self-efficacy for managing emotions) and social information processing (rejection sensitivity, interpretation biases and social understanding) as potential mechanisms linking adverse childhood experiences and psychosocial functioning in a large population sample of young adults. It is embedded in a larger project that also includes an ecological momentary assessment of emotion regulation and social information processing and informs the development and evaluation of an online self-help intervention for young adults with a history of ACE.

METHODS

The study plans to recruit 5000 young adults aged 18 to 21 from the German-speaking Swiss population. Addresses are provided by Swiss Federal Statistical Office and participants are invited by mail to complete a self-report online survey. If the targeted sample size will not be reached, a second additional sample will be recruited via educational facilities such as universities or teacher training colleges or military training schools. Three follow-ups are planned after 1 year, 2 years and 3 years, resulting in ages 18-24 being covered. The main exposure variable is self-reported adverse childhood experiences before the age of 18, measured at the baseline. Primary outcomes are psychosocial functioning across the study period. Secondary outcomes are social information processing, emotion regulation and health care service use. Statistical analyses include a range of latent variable models to identify patterns of adverse childhood experiences and patterns and trajectories of psychosocial adaptation.

DISCUSSION

The results will contribute to the understanding of the underlying mechanisms that link ACE with psychosocial functioning which is crucial for an improved insight into risk and resilience processes and for tailoring interventions. Furthermore, the identification of factors that facilitate or hinder service use among young adults with ACE informs healthcare policies and the provision of appropriate healthcare services.

TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER

NCT05122988. The study was reviewed and authorized by the ethical committee of Northwestern and Central Switzerland (BASEC number 2021-01204).

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

UniBE Contributor:

Brodbeck, Jeannette, Berger, Thomas (B), Schmidt, Stefanie Julia

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

2050-7283

Publisher:

BioMed Central

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

13 Apr 2022 09:38

Last Modified:

08 Nov 2023 15:46

Publisher DOI:

10.1186/s40359-022-00798-5

PubMed ID:

35410310

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Adverse childhood experiences Emotion regulation Interpretation bias Psychosocial functioning Rejection sensitivity Service use Social support Young adulthood

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/169276

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/169276

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