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  • The relationship between adverse childhood experiences, emotional regulation, and substance use : a comparative study between french inmates and the french general population
    Publication . Girard, Claire; Almeida, Telma
    Background: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are characterized by maltreatment, family dysfunction and exposure to violence outside the home, if they occur before the age of eighteen. Extensively studied in recent decades, they have been shown to have long-term impacts on physical and mental health. Objectives: The aims of this study were to explore the association between ACEs, emotional regulation difficulties (ERD) and substance use (SU); to ascertain the differences between the general population and the French prison population with regard to ACEs, ERD and SU in adulthood, and to assess the variables that have an impact on ERD and SU. Participants: The sample consists of 203 adult participants, divided into 143 individuals from the French general population and 60 French prisoners serving time for all crimes. Method: Participants answered a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Adverse Childhood Experiences International Questionnaire, the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale French Version, and the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test French Version. Results: Participants from the general population reported higher bullying victimization scores and those from the prison population showed higher ACEs scores, specifically regarding exposure to community and collective violence and growing up with an incarcerated household member. Age, education level, growing up with an incarcerated household member and SU are predictors of ERD. Sex, the presence or absence of a partner, community and collective violence, and difficulty in adopting goal-oriented behavior are predictors of SU. Conclusion: This study highlights the importance of considering exposure to ACEs, with specific attention to violence experienced outside the household. It suggests the need for early interventions that can help reduce ERD, SU and criminal trajectories in adulthood.
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