Open AccessThe impact of adverse childhood experiences on adolescent health risk indicators in a community sample.
Author(s) -
Elizabeth C. Meeker,
Brian C. O’Connor,
Lourah M. Kelly,
Debra D Hodgeman,
Amy H Scheel-Jones,
Cassandra Berbary
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psychological trauma theory research practice and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.059
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1942-9681
pISSN - 1942-969X
DOI - 10.1037/tra0001004
Subject(s) - adverse childhood experiences , mental health , suicide prevention , occupational safety and health , poison control , injury prevention , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , psycinfo , substance abuse , young adult , human factors and ergonomics , medicine , medline , developmental psychology , environmental health , pathology , political science , law
Despite growing awareness of the high prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in community samples of adolescents, little work has examined the impact of ACEs on adolescence and well-being during this critical period of development. Much research has focused on retrospective reports of ACEs by adults and adult physical and mental health, finding that ACEs contribute to a range of diseases and mental health disorders in adulthood. This study examined differences in self-reported mental health, nonsuicidal self-injury, suicidality, violence, and substance use between adolescents without self-reported history of ACEs, youth with one self-reported ACE, and youth with self-reported multiple (2 or more) ACEs.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom