Benevolent Childhood Experiences Can Offset the Mental Health Impacts of Adverse Childhood Experiences

We examined whether benevolent childhood experiences moderate the association between ACEs and mental health difficulties. There were 1,708 participants (60.2% woman, M_age = 24.51) who completed an online survey about adverse and benevolent child experiences, depression and anxiety. Results supports the importance of prevention programs that promote benevolent childhood experiences.