Student Name: Ahmad Taha Student ID: F20201460292025-10-282025-10-282022https://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/9611The current study aimed to construct an indigenous scale for both Depressive Hostility and Adverse Childhood Experiences. Furthermore, it tested the relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE), Depressive Hostility (DH)and Emotion Regulation (ER). A total of 221 late adolescents were selected from Colleges using purposive sampling technique between the ages of 16 and 18,en-USThesis