The Differential Impact of Emotional Support on Social Problem‐Solving and Mental Health Among Latina Immigrant Survivors of Adverse Childhood Experiences.
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are often positively associated with mental health conditions. We examined whether emotional support attenuates the association between ACE clusters and both social problem solving and mental health assessments (depression, anxiety, post‐traumatic stress disorder...
| Publicado en: | Research in Nursing & Health Vol. 49; no. 4; pp. 341 - 353 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Aug2026
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