An Insecure Childhood? Then It’s Harder Dealing With Adult Stress [HuffingtonPost.com]

A new study adds to our knowledge of the profound and lasting impact child relationships have upon a range of adult experiences. The latter include our personality traits; the potential for positive, mutual engagement with others; or for emotional disturbance in many forms.

This study, published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, found that insecurity in childhood makes it harder to deal with stressful experiences when you’re an adult.

You can see that, for example, in the fact that people respond very differently to situations that might be challenging or difficult in some way. Some may engage the situation with a positive, confident mindset and action. Others may crumble in defeat or self-loathing. And, of course, there’s a wide range in between.