Adverse childhood experiences: A health risk in emerging adulthood

IF 2.5 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Journal of Health Psychology Pub Date : 2024-09-14 DOI:10.1177/13591053241275592

Katherine Quezada-Gaibor, Aitana Gomis-Pomares, Lidón Villanueva

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Abstract

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) represent a child’s exposure to negative events that are detrimental to their mental and physical health. Despite this, very few studies have focused on the relationship between ACEs and physical health problems, in non-English-speaking populations and in emerging adulthood. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the cumulative and differential impact of ACEs on diverse physical health problems in a Spanish population. Participants were 648 young adults (22% men), between the ages of 18 and 30 (mean age = 21.37, SD = 3.11), who completed the ACE Questionnaire and answered some questions about their health (e.g. asthma, obesity, global health). From the cumulative perspective, ACEs had a significant relationship with global health and asthma. Additionally, the differential approach revealed some specific ACEs related to three out of five health outcomes. Therefore, early detection of ACEs is of paramount importance to reduce their impact.

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童年的不良经历：成年后的健康风险

童年不良经历（ACEs）是指儿童所经历的不利于其身心健康的负面事件。尽管如此，很少有研究关注 ACE 与身体健康问题之间的关系，尤其是在非英语国家人群和成年期。因此，本研究旨在调查西班牙人群中 ACE 对各种身体健康问题的累积和不同影响。研究对象为 648 名年龄在 18 岁至 30 岁之间的年轻人（22% 为男性）（平均年龄 = 21.37 岁，SD = 3.11），他们填写了 ACE 问卷，并回答了一些有关其健康状况（如哮喘、肥胖、全球健康）的问题。从累积的角度来看，ACE 与总体健康和哮喘有显著的关系。此外，差异法显示，一些特定的 ACE 与五项健康结果中的三项有关。因此，及早发现 ACE 对减少其影响至关重要。

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Journal of Health Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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7.50

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3.10%

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