title: Don't Step on the Tiger's Tail: A Mixed Methods Study of the Relationship Between Adult Impact of Childhood Adversity and Use of Coping Strategies.
abstract: A mixed methods study examined the relationship between childhood adversity (ACE) and coping among individuals grouped by perceived impact of ACE in adulthood. Groups did not differ on mean total ACE scores and total ACE score was not associated with any coping strategy. Differences between groups were found in 6 of 14 coping strategies. Planning and active coping were endorsed the most by both groups, despite their being used in significantly different amounts and in different ways. How individuals with ACE rate its impact in their current lives is a significant factor in the use and meaning of coping strategies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, MSC 09-5040, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87121-0001, USA. helitzer@salud.unm.edu.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Helitzer
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Graeber
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Marnie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: LaNoue
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, MSC 09-5040, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87121-0001, USA.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Newbill
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D054523:Adult Survivors of Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Childhood adversity; Coping; Impact of adversity; Measurement of childhood adversity