Research on the relationships among adverse childhood

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Evidence profile

Stated in the cells future research and abstract and limitations and conclusions and cells limitations and cells research gap sections of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 1983 and 2026, spanning 4 journals. Those papers have been cited 3 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 6 representative gaps

• Psychosocial Characteristics Mediating the Stress Response: An Exploratory Study (1983) · The Personnel and Guidance Journal · doi

  Future research should investigate the relationship between cognitive mediating variables and stress response in different populations. - Future research should explore the development of interventions aimed at enhancing self-esteem and self-efficacy. - Future research should examine the longitudinal effects of stress on physical and mental health.

  generalstated in cells future research
  Keywords: future research investigate relationship between cognitive mediating variables
• Work‐Stressors and Depression and Anxiety—A Longitudinal Study of the Moderating Role of Self‐Compassion (2025) · Stress and Health · cited 3× · doi

  Furthermore, while cross-sectional studies offer increasing support for this moderation effect of self-compassion, few studies have examined this in longitudinal designs which may provide more robust insight into the role of self-compassion on the relation between work stress experiences and symptoms of depression and anxiety.

  generalstated in abstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: self compassion cross sectional offer increasing support moderation effect examined longitudinal designs provide robust insight
• Self compassion as a Protective Mediator Between Childhood Adversity and Stress in Combat Athletes (2026) · Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai Educatio Artis Gymnasticae · doi

  The cross-sectional design precludes causal inference, and self-report measures may be subject to recall bias. Future research should employ longitudinal or experimental designs to con�irm the mediating role of selfcompassion and explore additional moderators (e.g., fear of self-compassion, coping styles). Examining physiological stress markers (e.g., cortisol, HRV) alongside psychological variables would provide a more comprehensive understanding of stress regulation in combat athletes.

  generalstated in limitationsevidence 5/5
  Keywords: self stress compassion combat mediating role athletes based interest cross sectional design precludes causal inference
• Beyond need satisfaction: the role of psychological need frustration in sport injury anxiety among High-Intensity Functional Training participants (2026) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi

  By demonstrating that psychological need frustra- tion—and relatedness frustration in particular—constitutes a meaningful predictor of sport injury anxiety, this study extends the application of Self-Determination Theory to a relatively underexplored area of sport and exercise psychology and provides a foundation for future research and evidence-based practice in HIFT settings.

  generalstated in conclusionsevidence 5/5
  Keywords: sport demonstrating psychological need frustra tion relatedness frustration particular constitutes meaningful predictor injury anxiety extends
• Beyond need satisfaction: the role of psychological need frustration in sport injury anxiety among High-Intensity Functional Training participants (2026) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi

  The study used a cross-sectional design, which may not capture the dynamic nature of psychological need frustration and sport injury anxiety. - The sample size was relatively small (N = 100). - The study only examined the relationships between psychological need frustration and sport injury anxiety, without considering other potential factors.

  generalstated in cells limitationsevidence 5/5
  Keywords: study used cross-sectional design capture dynamic nature psychological
• Self compassion as a Protective Mediator Between Childhood Adversity and Stress in Combat Athletes (2026) · Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai Educatio Artis Gymnasticae · doi

  There is a lack of research on the relationships among adverse childhood experiences, self-compassion, and perceived stress in combat sport athletes. - Prior studies have not examined the mediating role of self-compassion in the association between adverse childhood experiences and perceived stress.

  generalstated in cells research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: there lack research relationships among adverse childhood experiences

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