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The relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and the development of an embodied sense of self: The mediating role of subjective feelings of social isolation and world assumptions
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Este estudo examina a relação entre experiências adversas na infância (EAI), o
desenvolvimento de um senso de self incorporado (SSI) e os potenciais efeitos mediadores dos
pressupostos sobre o mundo e dos sentimentos subjetivos de isolamento social (i.e., solidão).
As EAI têm sido entendidas como várias formas de maus-tratos físicos, emocionais e sexuais
que ocorrem nas fases iniciais do desenvolvimento (Godoy et al., 2021; oral et al., 2015). Os
pressupostos sobre o mundo que são frequentemente associados ao trauma, correspondem ao
conjunto de cognições desenvolvidas na infância acerca do mundo (Bruggen et al., 2018). O
sentimento subjetivo de isolamento social corresponde a um número reduzido de interações e
relações sociais significativas e a um sentimento de desconexão social (Shvedko et al., 2018).
Muitos estudos têm explorado o impacto destas experiências na forma como as crianças
constroem a sua perceção face aos outros e do seu self (Butterworth, 1992; Touloumakos &
Barrable, 2020), mas a forma como estes processos interagem com o sentido incorporado ainda
está a ser determinada. O sentido incorporado do eu descreve o sentimento subjetivo de
compreensão do eu, assente no nosso próprio corpo ou nos estados do sistema sensório-motor
do eu e dos outros (Asai et al., 2016; Hanley et al., 2022). O desenvolvimento de um sentido
de self incorporado após EAIs é um processo complexo que integra vários fatores, incluindo
propriedade, agência e narrativa, bem como a capacidade de sentir e compreender sensações e
emoções corporais (Asai et al., 2016). Este estudo tem como alvo a população em geral,
avaliando as suas experiências de trauma na infância usando o Questionário de Trauma na
Infância, a Escala de Sentido de Si Incorporado, a Escala de Pressupostos sobre o Mundo e a
Escala de Solidão R-UCLA.
Os resultados foram analisados através de um modelo de equações estruturais. Quanto mais
severa a experiência adversa na infância, mais forte é a associação entre níveis mais baixos de
Benevolência do Mundo e de Valorização do Self, que estão associados a níveis mais elevados
de sentimentos subjetivos de isolamento social, que por sua vez se encontram associados a
níveis mais elevados de Propriedade, Agência e Identidade Narrativa, três dimensões do SSI.
This study examines the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), the development of an embodied sense of self (ESS), and the potential mediation roles of subjective feelings of social isolation (i.e., loneliness) world assumptions. ACEs have been understood as various forms of physical, emotional, and sexual maltreatment that occur in the early stages of development (Godoy et al., 2021; Oral et al., 2015). The assumptions about the world often associated with trauma correspond to the set of cognitions developed in childhood about the world (Bruggen et al., 2018). The subjective feeling of social isolation corresponds to fewer meaningful social interactions and relationships and social disconnection (Shvedko et al., 2018). Many studies have explored the impact of these experiences on how children construct their perception of others and their self (Butterworth, 1992; Touloumakos & Barrable, 2020), but how these processes interact with the embodied sense is still being determined. The embodied sense of self describes the subjective feeling of understanding the self, grounded within our own body or sensorimotor system states of both the self and others (Asai et al., 2016; Hanley et al., 2022). The development of an embodied sense of self after ACEs is a complex process that integrates various factors, including ownership, agency, and narrative, as well as the ability to feel and understand bodily sensations and emotions (Asai et al., 2016). This study targets the general population by assessing their experiences of childhood trauma using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, the Embodied Sense of Self Scale, the World Assumption Scale, and the R-UCLA Loneliness Scale. The results were analyzed using structural equation modeling analysis and concluded that the more severe the adverse childhood experience, the stronger the association between lower levels of both Benevolence of the World and Worthiness of the Self. This was linked to higher levels of subjective feelings of social isolation, which in turn was connected to higher levels of Ownership, Agency, and Narrative Identity.
This study examines the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), the development of an embodied sense of self (ESS), and the potential mediation roles of subjective feelings of social isolation (i.e., loneliness) world assumptions. ACEs have been understood as various forms of physical, emotional, and sexual maltreatment that occur in the early stages of development (Godoy et al., 2021; Oral et al., 2015). The assumptions about the world often associated with trauma correspond to the set of cognitions developed in childhood about the world (Bruggen et al., 2018). The subjective feeling of social isolation corresponds to fewer meaningful social interactions and relationships and social disconnection (Shvedko et al., 2018). Many studies have explored the impact of these experiences on how children construct their perception of others and their self (Butterworth, 1992; Touloumakos & Barrable, 2020), but how these processes interact with the embodied sense is still being determined. The embodied sense of self describes the subjective feeling of understanding the self, grounded within our own body or sensorimotor system states of both the self and others (Asai et al., 2016; Hanley et al., 2022). The development of an embodied sense of self after ACEs is a complex process that integrates various factors, including ownership, agency, and narrative, as well as the ability to feel and understand bodily sensations and emotions (Asai et al., 2016). This study targets the general population by assessing their experiences of childhood trauma using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, the Embodied Sense of Self Scale, the World Assumption Scale, and the R-UCLA Loneliness Scale. The results were analyzed using structural equation modeling analysis and concluded that the more severe the adverse childhood experience, the stronger the association between lower levels of both Benevolence of the World and Worthiness of the Self. This was linked to higher levels of subjective feelings of social isolation, which in turn was connected to higher levels of Ownership, Agency, and Narrative Identity.
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Embodied Sense of Self ACEs World assumptions Loneliness