Childhood adversity is consistently associated with long-term psychological challenges, most notably impaired self-regulatory capacities and lower levels of subjective well-being (SWB). The present study examined the associations among adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), shame (internal and external), ADHD symptoms, and SWB. It was hypothesized that (i) ADHD symptoms and internal/external shame would sequentially mediate the relationship between ACEs and SWB, and (ii) ADHD symptoms would…
