Prediction of Health Risk Behaviours based on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

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Prediction of Health Risk Behaviours based on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Ravichander, Vani

Abstract

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) includes a variety of traumatic experiences that might be experienced by an individual between the ages of 0 to 17 years. This paper explores how the experience of adverse childhood events might predict an individual’s engagement with risky health behaviours, focusing mainly on substance use behaviours, particularly involving drug use and alcohol consumption as well as risky sexual behaviour. These behaviours are analyzed through the lens of two health psychology models, namely the Biopsychosocial Model and the Theory of Planned Behaviour. Additionally, the paper discusses protective factors that might mitigate the effects of ACEs.

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Title	Prediction of Health Risk Behaviours based on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Alternate Title	Prediction of health risk behaviours based on ACEs
Creator	Ravichander, Vani
Date Issued	2025-04-11
Description	Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) includes a variety of traumatic experiences that might be experienced by an individual between the ages of 0 to 17 years. This paper explores how the experience of adverse childhood events might predict an individual’s engagement with risky health behaviours, focusing mainly on substance use behaviours, particularly involving drug use and alcohol consumption as well as risky sexual behaviour. These behaviours are analyzed through the lens of two health psychology models, namely the Biopsychosocial Model and the Theory of Planned Behaviour. Additionally, the paper discusses protective factors that might mitigate the effects of ACEs.
Genre	Report
Type	Text
Language	eng
Series	University of British Columbia. PSYC_V 314
Date Available	2025-05-07
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI	10.14288/1.0448785
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/91023
Affiliation	Arts, Faculty of; Psychology, Department of
Peer Review Status	Unreviewed
Scholarly Level	Undergraduate
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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