Examining the Differing Effects of Economic Hardship and Poor Maternal Wellbeing on Cumulative Exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences
Autor: | Kiley W. Liming |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Public health 05 social sciences Human factors and ergonomics Poison control Cumulative Exposure Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Suicide prevention Mental health Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics Environmental health Injury prevention Emergency Medicine medicine Original Article 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences business 050104 developmental & child psychology |
Zdroj: | J Child Adolesc Trauma |
ISSN: | 1936-153X 1936-1521 |
Popis: | Extensive research supports a strong and cumulative relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and risky adult behaviors, mental health disorders, diseases, and health status. Additional factors, such as poor maternal wellbeing and economic hardship, compound the detrimental health and wellbeing implications associated with childhood exposure to ACEs. However, limited research has explored the differentiating effects of economic hardship and maternal wellbeing on a child’s cumulative ACE exposure. This study examined the differing effects of poor maternal wellbeing and economic hardship on a child’s exposure to ACEs. This study used a random sub-sample (n = 4000) from the 2011 to 2012 National Survey on Children’s Health (NSCH), a nationally representative cross-sectional study of children (N = 95,677) between birth and 17 years old. Confirmatory factor analysis results revealed greater economic hardship had a significant direct effect on a child’s ACE exposure and poorer maternal wellbeing. Poor maternal wellbeing had a significant mediation-like effect on the relationship between economic hardship and a child’s cumulative ACE exposure. Practice and policy implications include early ACE assessments tailored to identify children and families experiencing adversity across multiple domains. |
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