PhD Scientific Days 2026

Mental Health Sciences 3.

Adverse Childhood Experiences International Questionnaire (ACE–IQ): Hungarian adaptation

Előadó neve

Nagy, Krisztina Anna

Neptune code

ELBFDX

Előadó munkahelye

Semmelweis Egyetem Doktori Iskola Mentális Egészségtudományi Tagozat Interdiszciplináris Társadalomtudományok Doktori Program

Előadó telefonszáma

+36203745104

Előadó e-mail címe

nkriszti98@gmail.com

Az előadás címe

Adverse Childhood Experiences International Questionnaire (ACE–IQ): Hungarian adaptation

Szerző(k) neve és munkahelye

Nagy Krisztina Anna¹, Bákonyi Dzsenifer², Csőgér Lilla³, Kulcsár Gabriella⁴, Fekete-Gál Martina⁵, Makara Mihály⁶, Matuszka Balázs⁷

1: Semmelweis Egyetem Doktori Iskola Mentális Egészségtudományi Tagozat Interdiszciplináris Társadalomtudományok Doktori Program
2: Debreceni Egyetem Pszichológiai Intézet
3: Benedek Elek Óvoda
4: Kriminológiai és Büntetés-végrehajtási Jogi Tanszék
5: Európai Prevenciós és Terápiás Medicina Alapítvány
6: Dél-Pesti Centrumkórház, Szent László Kórház telephely, Központi Felnőtt Szakrendelő
7: Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem - BTK Pszichológiai Intézet

Bemutatás módja

Szóbeli

Szekció

Mental Health Sciences 3.

Language of the presentation

English

Preferred session

Mental Health Sciences

Összefoglaló szövege

Introduction: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are adversities (e.c. abuse, neglect) occurring directly to a child or within their family and environment. These experiences cumulatively and individually can cause long-term detrimental effects on physical and psychological development. Since the 1998 ACE Study, research has focused on the neurobiological and health-related consequences of ACEs. Meanwhile, more tools were developed to assess these experiences; one is the ACE-IQ, developed by the WHO for a more nuanced and reliable measurement by expanding the original ACEs with 3 environmental adversities.
Aim: To date, no large-sample study has been conducted in the Hungarian population employing the ACE-IQ to assess ACEs. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to validate the Hungarian version of the ACE-IQ and to examine its reliability and validity, thereby enabling its future application in research and clinical practice.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted (N=1201, 62.5% female, aged 18-91 years) on adult Hungarian population via family doctors in 2022, using the ACE-IQ, BCE scale, and standardized measures for depression (BDI), hopelessness (HS), and life satisfaction (SWLS). Construct and concurrent validity were assessed using Spearman correlations and two ordinal logistic regression models.
Results: Correlations confirmed significant associations between ACE-IQ and BDI (r​=0.245), HS (r​=0.182) and SWLS (r​=−0.241, all p<.001). The regression model revealed that BCEs significantly predict lower ACE-IQ scores, with a safe adult (OR=4.03) and predictable routines (OR=3.19) most strongly associated with reduced ACEs. Reciprocally, the absence of specific ACEs predicted higher BCEs; emotional neglect (OR=3.86) and bullying (OR=3.42) were the most significant predictors of diminished protective factors.
Conclusion: The results provide strong evidence for the validity of the ACE-IQ. The results show that specific adversities in childhood significantly undermine essential protective factors. These findings support the utility of the ACE-IQ as a robust tool for identifying clinical risk and informing resilience-based interventions.
Funding: The research received no funding.
Keywords: adverse childhood experiences, validation, adaptation, psychometry

University

Semmelweis University

Supervisor

Matuszka Balázs

Publication of my abstract

I give consent to the publication of my abstract on the website of the congress.

phd.section.field

in doctoral studies before complex exam (PhD)

Kind

Szabad

Status

elfogadva

Accepted presentation method

szóbeli

Előadás fájl jóváhagyás

jóváhagyta

Előadó

9709

Start

16:45

End

16:55