Anxiety among adults with a history of childhood adversity: Psychological resilience moderates the indirect effect of emotion dysregulation

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 217, Issue , 2017, Pages 144-152

  Poole, Julia C ^a   Dobson, Keith S ^a   Pusch, Dennis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Private Practice   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adverse childhood experiences; Anxiety; Childhood trauma; EmbrACE study; Emotion dysregulation; Primary care; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONALITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE; SELF REPORT; ANXIETY; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA SURVIVOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ADVERSE EVENTS; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 85017324231     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.03.047     Document Type: Article

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