This quantitative study explored the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and college student stress and well-being, including the impacts of gender identity and sexual orientation. Participants were undergraduate students ( n = 760) who answered survey questions related to stress, well-being, and ACEs as part of a larger campus climate survey. Researchers found that number of ACEs and gender identity/sexual orientation were independently associated with stress. Having more ACEs was significantly associated with higher stress scores. LGBTQ + participants had the highest stress scores, followed by cisgender heterosexual women and cisgender heterosexual men. Well-being was not significantly associated with ACEs or gender identity/sexual orientation. Results of the study have implications for college student retention. The high prevalence of ACEs and stress indicates the need for services that help students manage stress and increase well-being to improve their ability to persist and succeed in college.

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不良童年经历对大学生压力和幸福感的影响

这项定量研究探讨了不良童年经历（ACE）与大学生压力和幸福感之间的关系，包括性别认同和性取向的影响。参与者是本科生 (n = 760)，他们回答了与压力、幸福感和 ACE 相关的调查问题，作为更大规模的校园氛围调查的一部分。研究人员发现，ACE 数量和性别认同/性取向与压力独立相关。拥有更多 ACE 与更高的压力分数显着相关。LGBTQ + 参与者的压力得分最高，其次是顺性别异性恋女性和顺性别异性恋男性。幸福感与 ACE 或性别认同/性取向没有显着相关。研究结果对大学生的保留率有影响。ACE 和压力的高发生率表明需要帮助学生管理压力和增加幸福感的服务，以提高他们在大学坚持并取得成功的能力。