Instruments: Benevolent Childhood Experiences (BCEs) scale

There are three versions of the BCEs scale (the BCEs-Original scale, the BCEs-20 scale, the BCEs-Revised scale), all have unique advantages.

Resource Abstract

“The Benevolent Childhood Experiences (BCEs) scale is a brief, well-validated, published instrument that assesses adults’ retrospective reports of positive childhood experiences. The BCEs scale was originally developed to be a counterpart to the 10-item adverse childhood experiences (ACEs scale) disseminated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; Felitti et al., 1998).”

—Description from publisher

Resource Access

Open Access

University of Denver. (n.d.). Instruments: Benevolent Childhood Experiences (BCEs) scale. Department of Psychology, PROTECT Lab https://liberalarts.du.edu/psychology/protect/instruments#bces