Psychological Flexibility Mediates Wellbeing for People with Adverse Childhood Experiences during COVID-19

Angela Browne; Owen Stafford; Anna Berry; Eddie Murphy; Laura K. Taylor; Mark Shevlin; Louise McHugh; Alan Carr; Tom Burke

doi:10.3390/jcm11020377

Psychological Flexibility Mediates Wellbeing for People with Adverse Childhood Experiences during COVID-19

Angela Browne, Owen Stafford, Anna Berry, Eddie Murphy, Laura K. Taylor, Mark Shevlin, Louise McHugh, Alan Carr, Tom Burke

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Background: The psychological impact of COVID-19 is multifaceted, both acute and chronic, and has not affected everyone equally. Method: This longitudinal study compared those with and without Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on measures of psychological distress and wellbeing over time. Results: All groups (No ACE, Low ACE, and High ACE) had similar levels of distress at Time 1, with significant increases in psychological distress for those with ACEs over time, but not for those without. Psychological Flexibility was strongly and significantly associated with decreases in psychological distress and improved wellbeing. It significantly mediated the relationship between ACE and wellbeing. Conclusions: Those with ACEs report significantly increased psychological distress over time, compared to those without ACE during the COVID-19 pandemic. Evidence-based interventions using Psychological Flexibility may improve mental health and wellbeing to help further mediate its effects.

Original language	English
Article number	377
Pages (from-to)	1-14
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of clinical medicine
Volume	11
Issue number	2
Early online date	13 Jan 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11020377
Publication status	Published online - 13 Jan 2022

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Funding Information:
This research was in part funded and supported by the Health Research Board and Irish Research Council (COV19-2020-044). The funder had no role in study design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation, or writing the manuscript.

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© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

Keywords

COVID-19
pandemic
adverse childhood experiences
ACEs
psychological flexibility
wellbeing
mental health
psychological distress
Ireland
Mental health
Wellbeing
Pandemic
Psychological flexibility
Psychological distress
Adverse childhood experiences

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