Smarika and Sandeep Singh
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, Haryana
Growing body of research indicates that adverse experiences such as assault, abuse,
poverty etc during the childhood may have negative effects on development jeopardize
the ability to recover and maintain good health. The present study aims to explore the
protective role of resilience between adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and wellbeing. The data was collected from a sample of 110 participant within the age range
18-29 (M= 24.37). There were 49 female participants and 61 male participants. The
self-report measures were used to collect the data, viz., Adverse Childhood Experience
Questionnaire (Felitti et al., 1998), Brief Resilience Scale (Smith et al., 2008) and WHO5 well-being index (WHO, 1998). ACE had a significantly negative correlation with
resilience and well-being. The resilience acted as a significant partial mediator between
the ACE and well-being. The present study will be of interest for all the intervention
developers, mental health practitioners, health care workers and policy makers.