| Autor: |
Heidinger LS; University of Western Ontario, Canada., Willson AE; University of Western Ontario, Canada. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Longitudinal and life course studies : international journal [Longit Life Course Stud] 2021 Jul 01; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 121-144. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 01. |
| DOI: |
10.1332/175795921X16223516066150 |
| Abstrakt: |
This study contributes to the literature on the long-term effects of childhood disadvantage on mental health by estimating the association between patterns of cumulative childhood adversity on trajectories of psychological distress in adulthood. There is little research that investigates how compositional variations in the accumulation of childhood adversity may initiate distinct processes of disadvantage and differentially shape trajectories of psychological distress across the adult life course. Using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics' Childhood Retrospective Circumstance Study and latent class analysis, we first identify distinct classes representing varied histories of exposure to childhood adversities using 25 indicators of adversity across multiple childhood domains. Next, the latent classes are included as predictors of trajectories of psychological distress in adulthood. The results demonstrate that patterns of experiences of childhood adversity are associated with higher levels of adult psychological distress that persists, and in some cases worsens, in adulthood, contributing to disparities in mental health across the life course. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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