Madison E Bigler, Isabel K Schuurmans, Yiwen Zhu, Nitasha Siddique, Nadia Hoffman, Nastassja Koen, Heather J Zar, Dan J Stein, Charlotte A M Cecil, Erin C Dunn
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Patterns of ACE co-occurrence have yet to be investigated longitudinally using repeated, time-specific measures of ACE exposure.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>Assess patterns of ACE co-occurrence across development and compare findings from three longitudinal birth cohorts.</p><p><strong>Participants and setting: </strong>Data came from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC; U.K.), the Generation R Study (GenR; The Netherlands), and the Drakenstein Child Health Study (DCHS; South Africa).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>ACEs were measured repeatedly from birth to age 10 using prospective caregiver reports. Cohort-level tetrachoric correlations were estimated to characterize associations within and between ACE types and by timepoints.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>ACEs were only moderately correlated within and across time, with correlation estimates under r = 0.5 at most timepoints, even for the most prevalent exposures. 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Are different types of childhood adversities correlated within and across time? A comparison of data on adversity co-occurrence from three longitudinal birth cohort studies.
Background: Existing research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) emphasizes that ACEs tend to co-occur, both at specific timepoints and across development. However, these conclusions are often drawn from cross-sectional data, retrospective reports, and high-risk samples. Patterns of ACE co-occurrence have yet to be investigated longitudinally using repeated, time-specific measures of ACE exposure.
Objective: Assess patterns of ACE co-occurrence across development and compare findings from three longitudinal birth cohorts.
Participants and setting: Data came from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC; U.K.), the Generation R Study (GenR; The Netherlands), and the Drakenstein Child Health Study (DCHS; South Africa).
Method: ACEs were measured repeatedly from birth to age 10 using prospective caregiver reports. Cohort-level tetrachoric correlations were estimated to characterize associations within and between ACE types and by timepoints.
Results: ACEs were only moderately correlated within and across time, with correlation estimates under r = 0.5 at most timepoints, even for the most prevalent exposures. In all cohorts, ACEs capturing direct victimization had the highest co-occurrence with each other. ACEs capturing household dysfunction tended to persist over time but were less likely to co-occur with other ACEs. ACEs were most prevalent in DCHS and had the highest co-occurrence in ALSPAC.
Conclusions: Variation exists in patterns of ACE co-occurrence by ACE type, developmental timing, and sample. Given these results, researchers and clinicians should challenge the assumption that all ACEs consistently co-occur. Instead, ACE exposure when measured via parent or participant self report - may need to be assessed repeatedly across development to better understand patterns of ACE co-occurrence and inform targeted interventions.
期刊介绍:
Official Publication of the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. Child Abuse & Neglect The International Journal, provides an international, multidisciplinary forum on all aspects of child abuse and neglect, with special emphasis on prevention and treatment; the scope extends further to all those aspects of life which either favor or hinder child development. While contributions will primarily be from the fields of psychology, psychiatry, social work, medicine, nursing, law enforcement, legislature, education, and anthropology, the Journal encourages the concerned lay individual and child-oriented advocate organizations to contribute.