Abstract:
This study examined the relationships among resiliency and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Additional variables included positive childhood experiences, grit, mindset, and academic success as measured by self-reported high school grade point averages and self-reported high school letter grades. Participants were 135 college students enrolled in a freshmen-level class general psychology course at Middle Tennessee State University. Although I did not find any significant relationships between adverse childhood experiences and resiliency, I did find that resiliency had statistically significant positive relationships with both mindset and grit and that positive childhood experiences and negative childhood experience had a statistically significant negative relationship. I concluded that the number of ACEs did not statistically significantly relate to a student’s self-reported GPA nor did having a high number of reported adverse childhood experiences when compared to a high number of positive childhood experiences. Finally, limitations included the homogenous nature of the study sample and the use of self-reported GPA as the dependent variable.
