Document Type
Poster Session
Department
Social Work
Faculty Mentor
Rachel Casey, PhD, MSW
Keywords
nutrition, resilience, childhood trauma, ACE
Abstract
While previous studies have shown that healthy nutrition has a positive effect on our physical and emotional well-being (Marsman et al., 2018; Harbottle, 2019), it is unknown whether those benefits extend to individual levels of resilience among those who have suffered childhood trauma. The purpose of this research is to better understand how nutritional habits influence the relationship between childhood trauma and resilience. A Qualtrics survey design was used to collect data related to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), resilience, and nutritional intake, and was sent via email to University of Southern Maine students and faculty of the school of social work, nursing, counseling, psychology, and sociology.
Open Access?
1
Included in
Health Psychology Commons, Nutrition Commons, Social Work Commons
Effect of Nutrition on Resilience in Adults with Childhood Trauma
While previous studies have shown that healthy nutrition has a positive effect on our physical and emotional well-being (Marsman et al., 2018; Harbottle, 2019), it is unknown whether those benefits extend to individual levels of resilience among those who have suffered childhood trauma. The purpose of this research is to better understand how nutritional habits influence the relationship between childhood trauma and resilience. A Qualtrics survey design was used to collect data related to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), resilience, and nutritional intake, and was sent via email to University of Southern Maine students and faculty of the school of social work, nursing, counseling, psychology, and sociology.
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Acknowledgment
This research team would like to express our gratitude to Dr. Rachel Casey for assisting this research team throughout the duration of this project. Also, a sincere thank you to those who chose to participate by completing the survey and for making this research possible.