Publication date: 03/31/2026
Section: МЕДИЦИНСКАЯ ПСИХОЛОГИЯ
Olga V. Konstantinovskaya
DOI:
10.25991/n1825–2449–2543‑n
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This article presents a new diagnostic instrument — the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Questionnaire, developed based on O.V. Zashchirinskaya's empirical classification of psychological trauma and D.J. Nakazawa's questionnaire. The methodology was designed to examine the relationship between adverse childhood experiences, creative potential, and post-traumatic growth among professional contemporary artists. The article describes the questionnaire development procedure, its structure, and the results of pilot testing on a sample of 83 respondents.
Keywords
adverse childhood experiences, psychological trauma, psychodiagnostics, childhood traumatization, ACE questionnaire.
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