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Date of Award
Winter 2022
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Document Type
Thesis: EWU Only
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS) in Psychology: General/Experimental
Department
Psychology
Abstract
The following study aimed to ascertain any relationship between diminished executive functioning in young adulthood and the incidence of one or more Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries (mild-TBI) while accounting for psychosocial variables like childhood or adolescent trauma. The literature to date revealed there are indications of possible long-term consequences to adaptive functioning resulting from one or more childhood or adolescent mild-TBI(s); however, there were no definitive explanations amongst the literature. The following study examined executive functioning among young adults (18 to 24 years old) that self that self-reported history of childhood or adolescent mild-TBI and particular childhood traumatic event(s), with the notion adverse childhood experiences (ACE) could be a mediating variable. It was hypothesized that the incidence of one or more mild-TBI(s), in the presence of significant ACE(s), there would be marked increases in executive dysfunction in young adulthood.
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Recommended Citation
Mehrnoosh, Nicholas K., "The synthesis of childhood traumatic burden and executive dysfunction in young adults" (2022). EWU Masters Thesis Collection. 736.
https://dc.ewu.edu/theses/736
