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Patterns of exposure to adverse childhood experiences and their associations with mental health: a survey of 1346 university students in East Asia. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2020; 55:339-349. [PMID: 31501908 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-019-01768-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) constitute a significant global mental health burden. Prior studies typically investigated the impact of ACEs on mental health using a cumulative risk approach; most ACEs studies were also conducted in Western settings. PURPOSE This study aimed to examine ACEs using a pattern-based approach and assess their associations with mental health outcomes by early adulthood in East Asia. METHODS The present study included measures of exposure to 13 categories of ACEs, depression, anxiety, maladjustment, and posttraumatic stress in a sample of 1346 university students from Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, and Japan. RESULTS Latent class analysis indicated three distinct patterns of ACE exposure: Class 1: Low ACEs (76.0%); Class 2: Household Violence (20.6%); and Class 3: Household Dysfunction (3.4%). Those representing Class 3 had significantly more ACEs compared with those in Classes 1 or 2. Controlling for age and sex, those in Class 2 reported significantly higher depression and maladjustment symptoms compared with those in Class 1; both Classes 2 and 3 had significantly higher anxiety symptoms and odds for meeting diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorders compared with those in Class 1. CONCLUSIONS Study findings suggest that young adults' mental health, at least under certain contexts, is more closely linked with the nature and pattern of ACE co-occurrence, rather than the number of ACEs.
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Zhang L, Fang J, Wan Y, Gong C, Su P, Tao F, Sun Y. The patterns of adverse childhood experiences among Chinese children: Four-year longitudinal associations with psychopathological symptoms. J Psychiatr Res 2020; 122:1-8. [PMID: 31891879 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2019] [Revised: 11/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The objective of this longitudinal study was to identify the contribution of individual, cumulative and patterns of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) exposure in the prediction of psychopathological outcomes during adolescence in the context of Chinese culture. Children from 3 large elementary schools of Bengbu, Anhui Province, China were enrolled in the 3 waves survey from 2013 (mean age = 8.15 years, SD = 0.88) to 2017 (mean age = 11.92 years, SD = 0.88). Latent class analysis (LCA) was used to identify homogeneous, mutually exclusive "classes" of 10 most common ACEs. Logistic regression was used to examine the association between individual, cumulative and patterns of ACEs and depressive and externalizing symptoms at Wave 3. Of the 1766 respondents included in the sample, 75% had at least 1 and 21.5% reported 4 or more ACEs. We found the dose-response relationship between cumulative ACEs and psychopathological outcomes. Results from LCA revealed three high-risk profiles and one low-risk profile, which were labeled: high ACEs (5.7%), highly abusive and adverse events (20.1%), highly abusive and neglected (21.3%), and low ACEs (52.9%). Compared to low ACEs class, each high-risk profile was differentially associated with psychopathological outcomes over 4-year period. Children exposed to high ACEs were at higher risk for future depressive and externalizing symptoms than other classes. This study provides evidence for the predictive impact of ACEs on adolescent psychopathological symptoms in Chinese culture. Clinicians should routinely assess for ACEs to identify children exposed to the most problematic ACE patterns and provide preventive intervention immediately, rather than provide treatment later in life.
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- Lei Zhang
- Department of Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81st Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui Province, China; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health & Aristogenics, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81st Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui Province, China; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health & Aristogenics, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81st Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui Province, China; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health & Aristogenics, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81st Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui Province, China; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health & Aristogenics, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81st Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui Province, China; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health & Aristogenics, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81st Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui Province, China; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health & Aristogenics, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81st Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui Province, China; Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health & Aristogenics, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, China.
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Turner HA, Mitchell KJ, Jones LM, Hamby S, Wade R, Beseler CL. Gun Violence Exposure and Posttraumatic Symptoms Among Children and Youth. J Trauma Stress 2019; 32:881-889. [PMID: 31833114 DOI: 10.1002/jts.22466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/30/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Although statistics on youth homicide and injury from gun violence are available, little research has focused on how gun violence overlaps with other victimizations or on the psychological impact of gun violence on children. Pilot survey data were collected on the experiences of 630 U.S. children (age range: 2-17 years) from Boston, Philadelphia, and rural areas of eastern Tennessee. Youth aged 10-17 years completed a self-report survey on a wide range of gun violence exposures, and parents of younger children (aged 2-9 years) completed the survey as a proxy for that child. Direct gun violence exposure, witnessing gun violence, and hearing gunshots were all significantly associated with other forms of victimization, rs = .10-.38, p < .001. The findings suggest that youth who experience direct gun violence are often exposed to multiple violent contexts. For older youth (ages 10-17 years) polyvictimization was most strongly associated with posttraumatic symptoms, β = .35, p < .001, although witnessing gun violence still uniquely predicted a higher level of symptoms, β = .18, p < .01. For younger children (ages 2-9 years), hearing and witnessing gun violence were both related to posttraumatic symptoms, β = .15, p < .01 for both, even after controlling for polyvictimization. Mental health professionals and trauma-informed services should be mindful that the traumatic impact of gun violence for children may not necessarily be attached to direct victimization experiences but may also result from simply seeing or hearing it in their neighborhoods.
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- Heather A Turner
- Crimes Against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA
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- Crimes Against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA
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- Crimes Against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA
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- Life Paths Appalachian Research Center and University of the South, Monteagle, Tennessee, USA
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- Roberts Center for Pediatric Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Departmet of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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Salas J, van den Berk-Clark C, Skiöld-Hanlin S, Schneider FD, Scherrer JF. Adverse childhood experiences, depression, and cardiometabolic disease in a nationally representative sample. J Psychosom Res 2019; 127:109842. [PMID: 31671348 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2019.109842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and depression are both independently associated with increased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The objective was to determine if the association of ACEs, examined with Latent Class Analysis (LCA), with CVD and diabetes was stronger in patients with versus without depression. METHODS Participants were 78,435 non-institutionalized adults in the United States completing the ACEs module in the 2011-2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. LCA grouped participants into ACE classes. Respondents self-reported ACEs and lifetime depression, diabetes and CVD. Complex survey weighted logistic regression models assessed the relationships between ACEs, diabetes, and CVD overall and in those with and without depression. RESULTS Half of participants were female (48.6%) and 82.3% White, non-Hispanic. LCA identified a four-class solution characterized as 'low adversity', 'verbal/physical abuse', 'sexual abuse', and 'high adversity'. The odds ratios for each ACE class and diabetes were similar in those with and without depression. An overall adjusted model showed that 'sexual abuse' versus 'low adversity' was significantly associated with diabetes (OR = 1.30; 95% CI: 1.05-1.61). Effect modification was present for CVD such that among those with depression, but not among those without, 'high adversity' had over two times the odds of CVD than 'low adversity' (OR = 2.17; 95% CI: 1.06-2.93). CONCLUSIONS 'High adversity' in those with but not without depression is positively associated with CVD. 'Sexual abuse' is positively associated with diabetes independent of depression. The study is relevant to trauma-informed care and highlights the contribution of ACEs and depression to poor health outcomes.
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- Joanne Salas
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63104, United States.
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63104, United States
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63104, United States
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63104, United States
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Bussemakers C, Kraaykamp G, Tolsma J. Co-occurrence of adverse childhood experiences and its association with family characteristics. A latent class analysis with Dutch population data. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2019; 98:104185. [PMID: 31557674 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 07/30/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are relatively common among children, there is limited knowledge on the co-occurrence of such experiences. OBJECTIVE The current study therefore investigates co-occurrence of childhood adversity in the Netherlands and whether specific clusters are more common among certain types of families. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING Representative data from the Family Survey Dutch population 2018 (N = 3,128) are employed. METHOD We estimate Latent Class Analysis (LCA) models to investigate co-occurrence of ACEs. As ACEs we examine maltreatment, household dysfunction, demographic family events, as well as financial and chronic health problems. Gradual measures for maltreatment and financial problems are studied to make it possible to differentiate with regard to the severity of experiences. RESULTS Our results show that four ACE clusters may be identified: 'Low ACE', 'Moderate ACE: Household dysfunction', 'Moderate ACE: Maltreatment' and 'High ACE'. Regression analyses indicated that mother's age at first childbirth and the number of siblings were related to experiencing childhood adversity. We found limited evidence for ACEs to be related to a family's socioeconomic position. CONCLUSION The found clusters of ACEs reflect severity of childhood adversity, but also the types of adversity a child experienced. For screening and prevention of childhood adversity as well as research on its consequences, it is relevant to acknowledge this co-occurrence of types and severity of adversity.
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- Carlijn Bussemakers
- Radboud University, P.O. Box 9104, 6500 HE NIJMEGEN, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Radboud University, P.O. Box 9104, 6500 HE NIJMEGEN, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Radboud University, P.O. Box 9104, 6500 HE NIJMEGEN, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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Lee C, Ryff CD. Pathways linking combinations of early-life adversities to adult mortality: Tales that vary by gender. Soc Sci Med 2019; 240:112566. [PMID: 31585378 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2018] [Revised: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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RATIONALE Socioeconomic disadvantage, family instability, and abuse are widely studied early-life adversities (ELAs) that may co-occur in the lives of many. The detrimental effects of these adversities may result in elevated risk of mortality in midlife and old age. OBJECTIVE We investigate how combinations of these three ELAs affect later-life mortality and the life-course mediators that explain the associations. METHOD Data come from the first two waves of the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study and mortality records over a 20-year period (1995/96-2015). We used latent class analysis (LCA) to identify patterns of ELAs across the three domains and incorporated four life-course mediators: material, psychological, social resources, healthy lifestyle and substance abuse. RESULTS LCA yielded six distinct combinations of ELAs, with patterns of socioeconomic status (SES) and abuse being most salient. We found that childhood abuse exists across all levels of childhood SES. For both genders, individuals who experienced low SES combined with frequent abuse have the highest risk of death. For women but not men, frequent abuse increases the risk of mortality even if they grew up in middle or high SES families. For both genders, material resource is a significant contributor on the pathway from ELAs to mortality. Life-course mediators partially accounted for the observed associations between ELAs and mortality, but attenuation was stronger for men than women. This is partially attributed to the stronger direct effects of life-course resources on mortality for men than women. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that ELAs are an important determinant of mortality in midlife and old age. Traumatic experiences during the critical period of early life may compromise later-life heath more for women than men.
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- Chioun Lee
- Department of Sociology, University of California-Riverside, USA.
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- Institute on Aging, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
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Identifying Distinct Latent Classes of Adverse Childhood Experiences Among US Children and Their Relationship with Childhood Internalizing Disorders. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 2019; 50:668-680. [PMID: 30796680 DOI: 10.1007/s10578-019-00871-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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This study aimed to determine the relationship between latent classes of adverse childhood experience (ACEs) and internalizing disorders (anxiety and depression) among US children. The 2016 National Survey of Children's Health data for children aged 6-17 was used. Latent class analysis was performed to identify distinct sub-types of ACE exposures and survey-weighted logistic regression models were employed to determine whether these classes were associated with any or comorbid childhood internalizing disorders, after controlling for meaningful covariates. Four latent classes were identified: income hardship, divorce, mental health or substance abuse exposure, and high ACEs overall. Children in three of the four classes were significantly more likely to have any childhood internalizing disorder when compared to children reporting no ACEs, while children in all classes were significantly more likely to have a comorbid history of anxiety and depression. Thus, children exposed to ACEs should receive necessary mental health screenings and treatments.
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Gaska KA, Kimerling R. Patterns of Adverse Experiences and Health Outcomes Among Women Veterans. Am J Prev Med 2018; 55:803-811. [PMID: 30454638 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2017] [Revised: 05/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Adverse childhood experiences are associated with poor health outcomes in adulthood, such as depression, suicidal behavior, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Subsequent military service may continue trajectories of childhood adversity and contribute to cumulative disadvantage over the life span. This study examines distinct patterns of adversity from childhood through military service and their relationships with adult health and mental health outcomes. METHODS The study used data from a nationally representative survey (conducted in 2012, analysis in 2016) with >6,000 women primary care users in the Veterans Health Administration, and linked to data from electronic medical records. Latent class analysis was used to derive qualitatively distinct patterns of adverse experiences and logistic regression to model odds of past-year health conditions, comparing effect sizes across classes. RESULTS Prevalence of both childhood and military adverse events was high. Five meaningful classes of adversity were observed, characterized by low adversity across all events, high adversity across all events, extreme high adversity across all events, adverse family context, and a class characterized primarily by adverse military experiences. Odds of past-year diagnoses of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance use disorder, and comorbid mental health and chronic health conditions significantly differed across classes. CONCLUSIONS Among women Veterans Health Administration users, examination of qualitatively distinct patterns of adversity yielded more meaningful results than counting the number of adverse events. Given the high incidence of adverse experiences, Veterans Health Administration is positioned to respond with secondary prevention and a universal trauma precautions approach to all care for women Veterans.
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- Karie A Gaska
- Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia; Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, West Indies.
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- National Center for PTSD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, California; Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, California
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review highlights recent research on sex- and gender-related factors in the prevalence, symptom expression, and treatment of PTSD. Further discoveries about the underlying mechanisms of sex and gender effects have the potential to shape innovative directions for research. RECENT FINDINGS The prevalence of PTSD is substantially higher among women, but women show a modest advantage with respect to treatment response. There is evidence of greater heritability among females. Women are more likely to experience sexual and intimate violence, childhood trauma exposure, and repeated trauma exposures. Specific characteristics of social contexts act as gender-linked risks for PTSD. Among individuals diagnosed with PTSD, men and women are similar in phenotypic expression. Though research has yet to fully account for the factors that explain sex- and gender- related effects on PTSD, emerging research suggests these effects occur across multiple levels. Shared risk factors for trauma exposure and PTSD merit further investigation. Both social and biological contexts merit investigation to understand sex-linked differences in heritability.
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- Rachel Kimerling
- National Center for PTSD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA, USA.
- Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA, USA.
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- National Center for PTSD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA, USA
- Pacific Graduate School of Psychology-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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The Effects of Neighborhood Context on Exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Among Adolescents Involved in the Juvenile Justice System: Latent Classes and Contextual Effects. J Youth Adolesc 2018; 47:2279-2300. [DOI: 10.1007/s10964-018-0887-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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