Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire.

ACE

What it measures

Cumulative childhood adversity before age 18 - abuse (emotional, physical, sexual), neglect (emotional, physical) and household dysfunction (parental separation, domestic violence, household substance use, household mental illness, incarcerated household member); summed to an ACE score 0-10

Length and format

10 (original ACE score); WHO ACE-IQ approx 43 items. yes/no exposure items (ACE-IQ adds frequency response options) (checklist/symptom inventory)

Language versions

WHO ACE-IQ available in 10+ langs and fielded across many low- and middle-income countries; national adaptations across Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

public-domain / open

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Reference

Felitti, V.J., Anda, R.F., Nordenberg, D., et al. (1998). Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults: the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 14(4), 245-258.