The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on the Mental Health Statuses of Students Across Various Ethnic Identities

Carissa Samuel, R. Singh, M. Ahmed, Vaidehi Gupta, Setareh Harsamizadeh Tehrani, M. Hom, Nikhita Kandikuppa, Emily Nguyen, Lilly Nusratty, Anusha Sharangpani, Maxwell Su
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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are linked to an increased risk of health challenges. This study looked at a diverse sample of students at Ohlone College, a community college in the California Bay Area, to 1) analyse the ethnic groups with the highest ACEs scores and 2) examine the relationship between ACEs and indicators of mental health, including depression, substance-use disorders and self-worth. Using a unique approach to study ethnic identity by incorporating more distinguished ethnic groups, rather than broad categories, our survey found that the two ethnic groups with the highest average ACEs scores were the Afghan American (n = 226) and Native American (n = 229). These two communities, along with the Middle Eastern/North African (MENA) American (n = 228) community, were studied. Through comparison, individuals with high ACEs scores were found most likely to also have higher PHQ-9 scores, higher substance-use disorder symptoms and lower self-worth scores. We concluded that the various societal impacts of ethnic-identity groups must be prioritised as an important facet of mental health. If ethnic identity is included as part of early intervention in situations with abuse and neglect (diagnosis and/or prevention), it may greatly reduce the risk of mental illness.
童年不良经历对不同民族学生心理健康状况的影响
不良童年经历(ace)与健康挑战的风险增加有关。这项研究调查了加州海湾地区的社区学院奥隆学院(Ohlone College)的不同学生样本,目的是1)分析得分最高的族裔群体,2)检验得分与心理健康指标(包括抑郁症、药物使用障碍和自我价值感)之间的关系。我们的调查采用了一种独特的方法来研究种族认同,通过纳入更多杰出的种族群体,而不是广泛的类别,我们发现平均ace得分最高的两个种族是阿富汗美国人(n = 226)和美洲原住民(n = 229)。对这两个社区以及中东/北非(n = 228)美洲社区进行了研究。通过比较,发现得分高的人最有可能也有更高的PHQ-9得分、更高的物质使用障碍症状和更低的自我价值感得分。我们的结论是,必须优先考虑种族认同群体的各种社会影响,作为心理健康的一个重要方面。如果将种族认同作为虐待和忽视情况(诊断和/或预防)早期干预的一部分,可能会大大降低患精神疾病的风险。
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