Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Questionnaire for Adults

The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Questionnaire is a retrospective self-report measure designed to assess exposure to potentially adverse and stressful experiences during childhood. The questionnaire covers key domains of childhood adversity, including experiences of abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction. It provides an overall indication of the number and types of adverse childhood experiences reported by an individual before the age of 18. The measure is useful in psychological and behavioral research examining the relationship between childhood adversity and later emotional, cognitive, and psychosocial outcomes. In the present research context, the questionnaire was used to assess adverse childhood experiences among young adults and to examine their associations with cognitive flexibility, emotion regulation, and self-compassion. The questionnaire is provided as a research instrument associated with the corresponding research dataset.