Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACE), including maltreatment and household
dysfunction, are consistent predictors of health compromising behaviors in adulthood. While …

Early life stress (ELS) is a well-established risk factor for many psychiatric and medical
disorders, including substance use disorders (SUDs). The relationship between ELS and …

Objective To estimate associations between all five types of child maltreatment (emotional
abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and exposure to domestic violence) and …

Background Childhood trauma is known to impart risk for several adverse life outcomes. Yet,
its impact during adolescent development is not well understood. We aimed to investigate …

The purpose of this study was to determine whether self-regulation and shame mediated the
relationship between adverse and positive childhood experiences (ACEs and PCEs) and …

Background Child maltreatment has emerged as an important risk factor for substance use.
However, despite evidence consistently demonstrating that substance use peaks during …

Introduction: Young adulthood is a transitional period between adolescence and adulthood.
Due to the unique pressures of taking on a new social role and associated uncertainties …

Behavioral addictions are associated with detrimental consequences to one's functioning
and wellbeing and hence have raised both public and clinical concerns. Both smartphone …

Background: Childhood adversity has been suggested, but not yet empirically examined, as
a factor in sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) in childhood. Objective: This study was an …

While many studies have found an association between childhood emotional abuse and
alcohol use disorders (AUD) during adulthood, underlying psychological mechanisms …