Elona Krasniqi, Alexander T. Vazsonyi, Panajotis Cakirpaloglu
{"title":"Internalizing Symptoms among Kosovar Adolescents: Pubertal Correlates in Boys and Girls","authors":"Elona Krasniqi, Alexander T. Vazsonyi, Panajotis Cakirpaloglu","doi":"10.1007/s40653-024-00610-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-024-00610-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Pubertal status/stage of maturation and pubertal timing have been linked with emotional symptoms of problems among youth, particularly in vulnerable developmental contexts at risk for stress exposure. The present study tested the extent to which pubertal status/stage of maturation and pubertal timing were associated with anxious/depressed, withdrawn/depressed, and somatic complaint symptoms in Kosovar adolescents. It also tested whether sex moderated these relationships. Data were collected from N = 1,342 Kosovar adolescents (665 girls; M age = 13.26 years, SD = 1.27; 677 boys M age = 13.19 years, SD = 1.31). Regression analyses provided evidence that pubertal status/stage was positively associated with rates of anxious/depressed, withdrawn/depressed, and somatic complaint symptoms in girls, but only with withdrawn/depressed symptoms in boys. Additionally, pubertal timing was positively associated with anxious/depressed, and somatic complaint symptoms in girls; no significant links were found for boys. The present study provided evidence that advanced pubertal status/stage as well as timing is positively associated with internalizing symptoms in girls; however, only pubertal status/stage was positively associated with withdrawn/depressed symptoms in boys. The study highlights the importance of pubertal development for internalizing symptoms in a developmental context known for high stress exposure, particularly for girls.</p>","PeriodicalId":44763,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139769776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Adolescents with Special Educational and Care Needs in the Netherlands: A Case-File Study of Three Special Educational and Care Settings","authors":"Gabriëlle Mercera, Jessica Vervoort-Schel, Evelyne Offerman, Sanne Pronk, Inge Wissink, Ramón Lindauer","doi":"10.1007/s40653-024-00613-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-024-00613-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p>To date, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in adolescents with special educational and care needs have received little attention as an important risk factor for their behavioral, emotional, and learning problems. This study provides insight into ACE prevalence and family risk factors in three Dutch special educational and care settings for vulnerable school-aged youth. 268 adolescents (10–18 years old) with severe and persistent problems at individual and family level, from a special educational setting (setting 1; <i>n</i> = 59), a residential care setting (setting 2; <i>n</i> = 86) and an alternative educational setting (setting 3; <i>n</i> = 123) were included. A retrospective cross-sectional study design was used. Data were collected between 2016 and 2019 through structured case-file analysis. A substantial proportion of the adolescents in all settings experienced at least one ACE, with 69.5% in setting 1, 84.9% in setting 2 and 95.1% in setting 3. Family risk factors were relatively common, among which a limited social network in all settings (20–50%) and debts in setting 2 and 3 (25–40%). The substantial ACE prevalence underlines the need for early ACE awareness. Trauma-informed care and education are needed to adequately understand trauma-related behaviors, prevent retraumatization, and enhance learning and healthy development. Given that ACEs regarding household dysfunction and family risk factors seem to be common in adolescents with special educational and care needs, family centered approaches should be implemented as well in the interest of lifelong health and well-being for both adolescents and their families.</p>","PeriodicalId":44763,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139773483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eric J. Pan, Jessica C. Liu, Alexander C. Zha, Spencer S. Seballos, Tatiana Falcone, Michael Phelan, Jeremy Weleff
{"title":"Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Unhoused Children Increase Odds of Psychiatric Illness, Physical Illness, and Psychiatric Admission","authors":"Eric J. Pan, Jessica C. Liu, Alexander C. Zha, Spencer S. Seballos, Tatiana Falcone, Michael Phelan, Jeremy Weleff","doi":"10.1007/s40653-023-00608-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-023-00608-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Unhoused children and adolescents have high rates of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). The objective of this study was to characterize a large cohort of unhoused children and investigate rates of psychiatric diagnoses, medical diagnoses, and utilization of emergency department (ED) resources depending on the presence of additional documented ACEs. A retrospective cohort of all unhoused children who presented to the ED of a large Midwestern health system from January 2014 to July 2019 were included. Unhoused status was determined by address field or ICD-10 code for homelessness (Z59.0). Demographics and ED visits were extracted from the electronic health record. Past medical history, ACEs, chief complaint (CC), length of stay (LOS), imaging, and labs were extracted by chart review. T-tests, chi square tests, and Fisher’s exact tests were completed for each sub-analysis. Unhoused children with at least one additional ACE had higher odds of the following psychiatric disorders: depression (OR = 5.2, 95% CI = 3.4- 7.9), anxiety (OR = 3.4, 95% CI = 32.1–5.5), behavioral disorder (OR = 7.2, 95% CI = 35.1- 10.4), psychoses (OR = 6.0, 1.9–18.4), bipolar disorder (OR = 19.8, 95% CI = 34.6–84.9), suicidal ideation (OR = 8.0, 95% CI = 34.8–13.4), post-traumatic stress disorder (OR = 10.1, 95% CI = 35.4–18.6), and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (OR = 4.1, 3.0–5.7). Patients with additional documented ACEs were also more likely to have a prior psychiatric admission (p < 0.001). Unhoused children and adolescents with exposure to additional documented ACEs are more likely to have some serious psychiatric and medical diagnoses compared to other unhoused children.</p>","PeriodicalId":44763,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma","volume":"163 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139769716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adverse Childhood Experiences and Intimate Partner Violence Among Recent Adults: Mental Health and Race","authors":"","doi":"10.1007/s40653-023-00597-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-023-00597-z","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Abstract</h3> <p>Previous research has linked childhood exposure to family dysfunction and violence with long-term health outcomes, including mental health and later exposure to violence. However, fewer studies have modeled depressive symptoms (stemming from childhood adversity) as a key linking variable with later intimate partner violence (IPV) – particularly among diverse youth. The present study investigated (a) the direct effect of adverse childhood events (ACEs) on intimate partner violence, (b) the indirect effect of ACEs on intimate partner violence through depressive symptoms, and (c) the moderation of these associations by race. <em>Method</em>: Data were drawn from 702 participants (80% female) 18 years of age from panel data collected in 2019 from the 18 & Life Project. Participants self-reported adverse childhood experiences, intimate partner violence, and depressive symptoms using multiple items for each measure. Additional demographic variables assessed included gender, race, and sexual orientation. Structural equation modeling using Mplus Version 8 software was used to test hypothesized associations. <em>Results</em>: While results indicate a direct association between ACEs and IPV. Evidence for an indirect link through depressive symptoms was only found for White youth. The findings of this study provide evidence for the persistent long-term influence of ACEs on mental health and relationship experiences in later life. <em>Conclusions</em>: Our results suggest a need for early family and community-level interventions to protect children from exposure to early adverse experiences in order to protect their mental health and ensure successful relationship experiences.</p>","PeriodicalId":44763,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma","volume":"82 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139463996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pilot Study on Classification of Sensory Symptoms in PTSD","authors":"Sanae Aoki, Eiko Nozawa","doi":"10.1007/s40653-023-00602-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-023-00602-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p>PTSD treatment that focused on a sensory symptoms is increasing. The study aimed to explore symptoms and abnormalities in the five senses exhibited by persons with PTSD and to examine whether there are any differences depending on type of traumatic experience. Questionnaire was followed by interviews to clinical psychologists involved in the treatment of PTSD. 249 PTSD symptoms exhibited in the sensory organs were collected. Sensory symptoms were classified into three categories according to the type of symptoms and the type of traumatic events. Cluster 1 is a group formed by child abuse and violence together with audition, tactile, and hyperarousal. Cluster 2 is made up of natural disaster, accident, and sexual assault together with vision, olfaction and intrusion. Cluster 3 is made up of multiple traumas together with gustation and dissociation. It is speculated that the survivors of Child abuse and violence are hypersensitive to sounds, the presence of others, and physical contact because they try to quickly sense when a perpetrator is approaching. Natural disasters, accidents, and sexual assault are events with strong smell and severe visual impact, it is possible that they may easily cause reliving of the event in the form of shocking visual images and smells in flashbacks. Dissociation symptoms were related with complex trauma and taste. The mouth is the site of first contact between mother and child, and it is possible that gustatory dissociation may occur mainly in cases of severe and repeated trauma since early childhood.</p>","PeriodicalId":44763,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139422725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Does Childhood Trauma Predict Impulsive Spending in Later Life? An Analysis of the Mediating Roles of Impulsivity and Emotion Regulation","authors":"","doi":"10.1007/s40653-023-00600-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-023-00600-7","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Abstract</h3> <p>We sought to investigate whether adverse childhood experiences increase impulsive spending in later life, and whether emotion dysregulation and impulsivity mediate this association. Limited research has examined associations between these factors, and examining the mechanisms involved may inform interventions for impulsive spending. This study used a cross-sectional, correlational design including 189 adult participants who completed an online survey assessing childhood trauma, adverse childhood experiences, impulsive spending, impulsivity, and emotion dysregulation. Greater adverse childhood experiences and childhood trauma were positively correlated with impulsive spending, as well as general impulsivity and emotion dysregulation. Mediation analyses indicated that emotion dysregulation and greater impulsivity accounted for the positive relationship between childhood trauma and impulse spending. Adverse childhood experiences and childhood trauma are associated with increased risk of impulse spending in adulthood via elevated general impulsivity and emotion dysregulation.</p>","PeriodicalId":44763,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma","volume":"63 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139376461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Life Satisfaction among Unaccompanied Refugee Minors: Associations with Traumatic Events and Daily Hassles","authors":"A. Solhaug, B. Oppedal, E. Røysamb, Rachel Calam","doi":"10.1007/s40653-023-00579-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-023-00579-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44763,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma","volume":"37 4","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139113240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jing Guo, Sijia Guo, Ning Huang, Mingqi Fu, Bo Zhang, Yiqing Wang, Shuang Ma, Xiaohua Wang, M. Riem
{"title":"Parental and Adolescents’ Anxiety during the COVID-19 Outbreak in Rural China: The role of Parent-child Communication","authors":"Jing Guo, Sijia Guo, Ning Huang, Mingqi Fu, Bo Zhang, Yiqing Wang, Shuang Ma, Xiaohua Wang, M. Riem","doi":"10.1007/s40653-023-00609-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-023-00609-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44763,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma","volume":"17 10","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139113397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Life Satisfaction among Unaccompanied Refugee Minors: Associations with Traumatic Events and Daily Hassles","authors":"A. Solhaug, B. Oppedal, E. Røysamb, Rachel Calam","doi":"10.1007/s40653-023-00579-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-023-00579-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44763,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma","volume":"37 4","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139113905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jing Guo, Sijia Guo, Ning Huang, Mingqi Fu, Bo Zhang, Yiqing Wang, Shuang Ma, Xiaohua Wang, M. Riem
{"title":"Parental and Adolescents’ Anxiety during the COVID-19 Outbreak in Rural China: The role of Parent-child Communication","authors":"Jing Guo, Sijia Guo, Ning Huang, Mingqi Fu, Bo Zhang, Yiqing Wang, Shuang Ma, Xiaohua Wang, M. Riem","doi":"10.1007/s40653-023-00609-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-023-00609-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44763,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma","volume":"17 10","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139114151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}