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  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry
  • Mental Health Research

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  • Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are established risk factors for mental health issues.
  • Early maladaptive schemas and resilience are crucial in understanding the development of psychiatric disorders.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the prevalence of ACEs, resilience, maladaptive schemas, and life strategies in clinically healthy versus psychiatrically diagnosed individuals.
  • To examine the mediating role of maladaptive schemas and the moderating role of resilience and life strategies in the ACEs-psychiatric disorder relationship.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of 106 Romanian participants (healthy vs. psychiatric diagnoses).
  • Statistical examination of ACEs, resilience, early maladaptive schemas, and life history strategies.
  • Mediation and moderation analyses were conducted.

Main Results:

  • Individuals with psychiatric disorders reported significantly higher ACEs and maladaptive schemas.
  • Healthy individuals exhibited significantly higher resilience.
  • ACEs predicted psychiatric disorders; Emotional Deprivation, Social Isolation, Abandonment, and Impaired Self-Control partially mediated this link.
  • Resilience and life strategies did not moderate the ACEs-psychiatric disorder relationship.

Conclusions:

  • ACEs and specific maladaptive schemas are significant factors in psychiatric disorders.
  • While resilience and life strategies did not buffer the direct impact of ACEs, understanding these factors is vital for future research and clinical interventions.
  • Findings underscore the complex interplay between early experiences and mental health outcomes.