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- Title
Does Childhood Trauma Predict Impulsive Spending in Later Life? An Analysis of the Mediating Roles of Impulsivity and Emotion Regulation.
- Authors
Richardson, Thomas; Egglishaw, Annelise; Sood, Monica
- Abstract
We sought to investigate whether adverse childhood experiences increase impulsive spending in later life, and whether emotion dysregulation and impulsivity mediate this association. Limited research has examined associations between these factors, and examining the mechanisms involved may inform interventions for impulsive spending. This study used a cross-sectional, correlational design including 189 adult participants who completed an online survey assessing childhood trauma, adverse childhood experiences, impulsive spending, impulsivity, and emotion dysregulation. Greater adverse childhood experiences and childhood trauma were positively correlated with impulsive spending, as well as general impulsivity and emotion dysregulation. Mediation analyses indicated that emotion dysregulation and greater impulsivity accounted for the positive relationship between childhood trauma and impulse spending. Adverse childhood experiences and childhood trauma are associated with increased risk of impulse spending in adulthood via elevated general impulsivity and emotion dysregulation.
- Subjects
WOUNDS &; injuries; EMOTION regulation; CROSS-sectional method; STATISTICAL correlation; RISK assessment; PEARSON correlation (Statistics); QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; IMPULSIVE personality; SURVEYS; RESEARCH; FACTOR analysis; CONFIDENCE intervals; DATA analysis software; ADVERSE childhood experiences
- Publication
Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 2024, Vol 17, Issue 2, p275
- ISSN
1936-1521
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s40653-023-00600-7