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Childhood experiences (ACE)

Difficult experiences during childhood. Answer the app’s questionnaire and see your result right away.

Think about your childhood, from birth until your 18th birthday. Choose Yes if the experience occurred. You can stop at any time if answering feels difficult.

A parent or other adult at home often swore at me, insulted me, put me down or humiliated me, or made me afraid that I might be physically hurt.

Source · Felitti VJ, Anda RF, Nordenberg D, et al. Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults: the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study. Am J Prev Med. 1998;14(4):245–258. CareOps English translation of its existing Korean questionnaire. Wording, response choices and descriptive score ranges follow the CareOps version and have not been independently validated in English. A count of reported childhood adversities is not a diagnosis or a prediction of any individual's future. CareOps retains its existing inclusive caregiver wording.

Understanding your ACE result

Childhood experiences is explored with 10 questions, using the same questionnaire and scoring as the app. Think about your childhood, from birth until your 18th birthday. Choose Yes if the experience occurred. You can stop at any time if answering feels difficult. The app uses a CareOps translation; it is not presented as a standardized local-language edition.

Reading your results

Read the scored total together with the answer summary. A screening score alone does not establish a diagnosis or explain the cause. The displayed ranges follow the app’s existing scoring and are not population percentiles.

A question to reflect on

Do you have time to rest comfortably in your current day-to-day life? Explore childhood experiences in everyday situations with Maeumi, and consider a practical next step together.

Frequently asked questions

How many questions are in Childhood experiences (ACE), and how long does it take?
There are 10 questions, and it usually takes about 2 minutes. For each question you choose one of 2 answers, from “No” to “Yes”. There are no right or wrong answers.
What does this ACE check explore?
Childhood experiences is explored with 10 questions, using the same questionnaire and scoring as the app. Think about your childhood, from birth until your 18th birthday. Choose Yes if the experience occurred. You can stop at any time if answering feels difficult. The app uses a CareOps translation; it is not presented as a standardized local-language edition.
How should I interpret the score?
Read the scored total together with the answer summary. A screening score alone does not establish a diagnosis or explain the cause. The displayed ranges follow the app’s existing scoring and are not population percentiles.
What could I discuss after the check?
Do you have time to rest comfortably in your current day-to-day life? Explore childhood experiences in everyday situations with Maeumi, and consider a practical next step together.
Do I need to sign in? Are my answers saved?
You can see your results right away without signing in. Your answers are used only for scoring and are not stored on our servers.
Can I bring these results into a counseling session?
Use the analysis button at the bottom of the result screen to have a short conversation with Maeumi without signing in. After the conversation, you can continue in the app. The web conversation does not transfer automatically to the app.
Can I send this check to a friend?
Use Share test at the top of the screen to share the questionnaire link. This link does not contain your answers, result, name or account.

Felitti VJ, Anda RF, Nordenberg D, et al. Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults: the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study. Am J Prev Med. 1998;14(4):245–258. CareOps English translation of its existing Korean questionnaire. Wording, response choices and descriptive score ranges follow the CareOps version and have not been independently validated in English. A count of reported childhood adversities is not a diagnosis or a prediction of any individual's future. CareOps retains its existing inclusive caregiver wording.