The Role of Childhood Trauma in Predicting Self-Efficacy and Psychological Resilience in Young Adults with Anxiety

Abstract

The study focuses on determining the extent to which adverse experiences during childhood (ACEs) affect self-efficacy and psychological resilience in relation to anxiety in young adults. The research evaluated the association between ACEs and anxiety, ACEs and self-efficacy, self-efficacy and resilience, and ACEs alongside self-efficacy on resilience. A cross-sectional survey design was utilized. A total of one hundred twenty young adults participated in the study by completing online questionnaires measuring ACEs, generalized anxiety, self-efficacy, and resilience. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, and multiple regressions were computed. Results suggest childhood trauma increases anxiety, decreases self-efficacy, and does not predict resilience in the presence of self-efficacy. Self-efficacy is cited as central to resilience among anxious young adults. Strategies designed to reduce trauma effects through self-efficacy enhancement may increase resilience and reduce anxiety.