Emotion Dysregulation and Attachment Anxiety As Mediators of the Relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Social Health

The purpose of this research was to examine the impact ACEs have on social health. Four studies examined different indicators of social health, including rejection sensitivity, social interaction anxiety, interpersonal competence, and social well-being. Significant indirect relationships emerged between ACEs and the indicators of social health, mediated by emotion dysregulation.