The subjective experience of childhood adversity is probably more relevant to the likelihood of mental health problems than objective measures of adversity. As such, it is possible that interventions targeting memory and cognitive processs related to adversity may reduce future problems.

Francis, E. R., Tsaligopoulou, A., Stock, S. E., Pingault, J. B., & Baldwin, J. R. (2023). Subjective and objective experiences of childhood adversity: a meta‐analysis of their agreement and relationships with psychopathology. Journal of child psychology and psychiatry.

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