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Protective and Compensatory Experience🔗

Table Name:
sed_bm_paces
Full Name:
Protective and Compensatory Experience (PACES)
Construct:
Protective Factors

Administration & Quality Control🔗

Child Specific No
Respondent Parent
Administration Self, in person or remote
Visits V01
Completion Time NA
Quality Control Data dashboard was monitored for variable missingness, possible coding errors, scoring verification when needed, and data consistency.

Instrument Details🔗

Protective and Compensatory Experience (PACES) is a 10-question scale with scores ranging between 0 and 10 assessing positive childhood experiences through age 18 such as: relationships, feeling of connectedness, physical activity, engagement, environment, and opportunities.

HBCD Modification Details ▸

Instruction Item Modifications

Original Text Modified Text
When answering these questions, think about the last 12 months. On a scale of 1 to 5, fill the circle of the number that best describes how often each of the items occurred. When answering these questions, think about the last 12 months. Please select the response that best describes you.

For responses options, “Declined to answer” was added for all items.


References🔗

Morris, A. S., Hays-Grudo, J., Zapata, M. I., Treat, A., & Kerr, K. L. (2021). Adverse and protective childhood experiences and parenting attitudes: The role of cumulative protection in understanding resilience. Adversity and Resilience Science, 2(3), 181–192. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42844-021-00036-8

Morris, A. S., Treat, A., Hays-Grudo, J., Chesher, T., Williamson, A. C., & Mendez, J. (2018). Integrating research and theory on early relationships to guide intervention and prevention. In Building Early Social and Emotional Relationships with Infants and Toddlers (pp. 1–25). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03110-7_1