Author ORCID Identifier

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6582-3193

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5490-8063

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6524-0385

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2520-8417

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-1-2024

Publication Title

Journal of Employment Counseling

Volume

61

Issue

3

First Page

154

Last Page

168

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1002/joec.12229

Abstract

This study investigates the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and job satisfaction in adulthood, mediated by posttraumatic beliefs and core self-evaluation (CSE). Based on the literature, we hypothesized that posttraumatic beliefs, potentially developed following ACEs, would have negative effects on individuals’ CSE and job satisfaction. Structural equation modeling of survey data from 384 employees with at least one ACE revealed that posttraumatic beliefs fully mediated the effect of ACEs on both job satisfaction and CSE. Furthermore, CSE was a partial mediator between posttraumatic beliefs and job satisfaction. These findings highlight the importance of adopting trauma-informed approaches in employment counseling.

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This is an open access article published under the Big Ten Academic Alliance (University of Nebraska member) and Wiley publishing agreement. It has a CC BY NC license.

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