Impact of Parental Adverse Childhood Experiences on Offspring Development in Early Head Start: Parental Adversity and Offspring Development

Autor: Antonela Miccoli, Joanne Song, Magdalena Romanowicz, Flora Howie, Sandy Simar, Brian A. Lynch
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, Vol 13 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2150-1327
21501319
DOI: 10.1177/21501319221084165
Popis: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events that can cause lifelong suffering, with 1 out of 2 children in the United States experiencing at least 1 ACEs. The intergenerational effect of ACEs has been described, but there’s still paucity of knowledge of its impact on child development and behavior in children enrolled in Early Head Start (EHS) home visiting programs. A retrospective observational study was performed with 71 parents and 92 children participating in the EHS Home Visiting Program in Olmsted County from 2014 to 2019. Parents reported their own ACEs using a 10-item questionnaire. Children’s social-emotional status was evaluated with Devereux Early Childhood Assessment Second Edition (DECA) and development was evaluated using the Brigance Early Childhood Screens III. Referrals of children by EHS staff to community agencies were recorded. The association between parental ACEs score, developmental outcomes and referrals was analyzed. Parental ACEs score of 4 or more was associated with failing at least 1 domain on the Brigance screen ( P = .02) especially adaptive/cognitive domain ( P = .05), and increased risk of referral to community resources ( P
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