@article{ref1,
title="Adverse childhood experiences in Mexico: prevalence and association with sociodemographic variables and health status",
journal="Psychology in Russia : state of the art",
year="2023",
author="Sánchez-Jáuregui, Teresa and Téllez, Arnoldo and Almaraz, Diana and Valdez, Arturo and Hinojosa-Fernández, Rogelio and García-Balvaneda, Hugo and Juárez-García, Dehisy Marisol",
volume="16",
number="2",
pages="48-62",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) refer to a semantic field of negative childhood events that, in conjunction with insufficient personal, family, or contextual coping resources, have the potential of becoming traumatic. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and their association with sociodemographic variables and physical and mental illnesses in a Mexican sample. <br><br>DESIGN: A cross-sectional design was used. The sample included 917 Mexican adults who responded to the Adverse Childhood Experiences International Questionnaire (ACE-IQ). Most of the participants were female (79.3%) with an average age of 37 years, a monthly income between 500 and 2,500 USD (59.2%), had completed university education (45.6%) and were married or in a common-law marriage (53.1%). Data was collected through Google Forms, and the link to the form was shared through electronic social networks. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 48.3% of the participants presented seven to nine types of ACEs. Among their responses, the most prevalent categories were emotional neglect (95.1%), family violence (83.3%), and emotional abuse (78.6%). A significant association was found between the number of ACEs and the mental illness diagnosis (x(2)(20) = 15.16; p<001). Women were found to report more experiences of sexual abuse (z = -6.62, p<. 001), whereas men reported more experiences of community violence (z= -4.27, p <.001) and collective violence (z = -3.94, p<.001). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of ACEs in the Mexican population is high. However, men and women reported differences in certain types of ACEs. It was found that people with a diagnosis and family history of mental illnesses presented a higher number of ACE categories.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2074-6857",
doi="10.11621/pir.2023.0204",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.11621/pir.2023.0204"
}