Cognitive and Emotional Mediators of the Transformation of Adverse Childhood Experiences into Depression, Anxiety, and Stress: Testing a Model in Young Adults

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dc.contributor.authorAkeren, Ihsan
dc.contributor.authorAktas, Emirhan
dc.date.accessioned2026-09-01T15:52:36Z
dc.date.available2026-09-01T15:52:36Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.departmentBayburt Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractStudies show that symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress in college students increase with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). If individuals in young adulthood cannot cope with the negative experiences they were exposed to in childhood, they are at risk of mental health problems later in life. This study aimed to determine whether the effects of the past continue into the present and to examine their scope by testing the effect of ACEs on depression, anxiety, and stress through positive and negative feelings and irrational beliefs. Using stratified convenience sampling, 708 volunteer undergraduate students, 458 female and 250 male, with a mean age of 20.84 years, were reached in their classrooms. In the cross-sectional correlational survey design, Hayes' PROCESS macro (model 80) was used for conditional process analyses after the regression assumptions were tested. The mediator variables positive and negative feelings and irrational beliefs accounted for about two-thirds of the effect of ACEs on depression (total effect = 0.598, 95% CI [0.442, 0.755], direct effect = 0.209 [0.069, 0.348]), about half of the effect on anxiety (total effect = 0.650 [0.499, 0.802], direct effect = 0.360 [0.214, 0.506]), and more than half of the effect on stress (total effect = 0.676 [0.507, 0.844], direct effect = 0.302 [0.146, 0.458]). Finally, compared to males, females had higher mean scores for ACEs, negative feelings, and depression, anxiety, and stress, and lower mean scores for irrational beliefs. In conclusion, the study shows that the negative effects of the past continue to appear in the present and recommends taking steps to prevent their potential risks for the mental health of young adults.
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/08862605261432502
dc.identifier.issn0886-2605
dc.identifier.issn1552-6518
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-5777-1207
dc.identifier.pmid42011079
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105036419052
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08862605261432502
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12403/8489
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001744826500001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSage Publications Inc
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Interpersonal Violence
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260820
dc.subjectAdverse Childhood Experiences
dc.subjectCollege/University
dc.subjectMental Health Effects
dc.subjectTrauma
dc.titleCognitive and Emotional Mediators of the Transformation of Adverse Childhood Experiences into Depression, Anxiety, and Stress: Testing a Model in Young Adults
dc.typeArticle

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