Exploring independent an cumulative effects of adverse childhood experiences on PTSD and CPTSD: A cross-cultural study of Indian and Ugandan adolescents

• Autor(a) principal: Frias, Francisco José Botelho
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/48447
• topic: Adverse childhood experiences; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Complex post-traumatic stress disorder; Low- and lower-middle-income countries; Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Sociais::Economia e Gestão

The present study aimed to investigate the independent and cumulative effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) exposure on the likelihood of having Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPSTD) diagnosis in adolescents from Low- and lower-middle-income countries (LALMIC). Data were collected from two samples of 401 Ugandan and 411 Indian adolescents. Multinomial logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine the independent and cumulative effects of ACE on PTSD and CPTSD. Results show that interpersonal ACE had a greater impact on CPTSD in both samples, while a lower cumulative ACE exposure had a bigger impact on the odds for PTSD, and a higher cumulative ACE exposure had a bigger impact on the odds for CPTSD. These results provide insights on the relationship between ACE and PTSD/CPTSD. Future studies should incorporate socio-interpersonal factors in the search for a more comprehensive understanding of this relationship.