The Benevolent Childhood Experience Scale (BCE).

The BCE measures positive childhood experiences. It assesses the presence of 10 favourable childhood experiences that reflect love, predictability, and support, as well as a perceived sense of safety and wellbeing. Each statement is rated as Yes/No and each Yes is scored 1 and each No is scored 0. The items are summed to give a score from 0 - 10.

Source: Narayan, A. J., Rivera, L. M., Bernstein, R. E., Harris, W. W., & Lieberman, A. F. (2018). Positive childhood experiences predict less psychopathology and stress in pregnant women with childhood adversity: A pilot study of the benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs) scale. Child Abuse and Neglect, 78, 19-30. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.09.022

Benevolent Childhood Experience (Mean Score)	8.78

 

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Results for boys and girls

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	Boy	Girl
Benevolent Childhood Experience (Mean Score)	8.66	8.93

 

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