Journal Article

·2026

Adverse childhood experiences and spiritual well-being: Serial mediation through meaning-based coping and substance misuse

Saide Umut Zeybek Çaktı YTU , Hacer Yıldırım Kurtuluş YTU

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Abstract

< .05). The findings provide a deeper understanding of the relationship between ACEs and spiritual well-being and are discussed in light of possible explanations and limitations.

Keywords

Coping (psychology) Structural equation modeling Adverse Childhood Experiences Substance misuse Substance abuse Mediation Suicide prevention Poison control Psychology Clinical psychology

Subject Areas

Child Abuse and Trauma ·Clinical Psychology ·Social Sciences
Identity, Memory, and Therapy ·Developmental and Educational Psychology ·Social Sciences
Resilience and Mental Health ·Clinical Psychology ·Social Sciences

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