Childhood adverse experiences, cognitive flexibility, and goal orientation in adolescents Authors Maryaum Bashir Riphah International University, Lahore, Pakistan Sana Majeed Riphah International University, Lahore, Pakistan DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.7788 Keywords: Childhood adverse experiences, Cognitive flexibility, Goal orientation and Adolescents Abstract To investigate correlation among childhood adverse experiences, cognitive flexibility, and goal orientation in adolescents, a cross-sectional study was conducted at the Riphah International University, Lahore, Pakistan, from July 2021 to March 2022, while data was collected from students of both private and government schools/colleges of Lahore. Non-Probability Purposive Sampling was carried out to recruit the sample of 250 participants, within the age range of 15-18 years. Sample size was determined by G Power Analysis and Greens Formula by Kang H (2021). Adverse Childhood Experience Scale, Cognitive Flexibility Scale, and Achievement Goal Questionnaire were used as tools for data collection. Data was analysed in SPSS version 21, using descriptive analysis, independent sample t-test, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Multiple Regression Analysis. Results showed significant difference among males and females, results also revealed significant correlation among childhood adverse experiences, cognitive flexibility, and goal orientation in adolescents. ---Continue Downloads Full Text Article Published 2023-08-15 How to Cite Maryaum Bashir, & Sana Majeed. (2023). Childhood adverse experiences, cognitive flexibility, and goal orientation in adolescents. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 73(9), 1884–1886. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.7788 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 73 No. 9 (2023): SEPTEMBER Section SHORT COMMUNICATION License Copyright (c) 2023 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.