Adverse childhood experiences: Mechanisms of risk and resilience in a longitudinal urban cohort.

ABSTRACT: There is an extensive literature describing the detrimental effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACE; e.g., abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction) on physical and mental health. However, few large-scale studies have explored these associations longitudinally in urban minority cohorts or assessed links to broader measures of well-being such as educational attainment, occupation, and crime. Although adversity and resilience have long been of interest in developmental psychology, protective and promotive factors have been understudied in the ACE literature. This paper investigates the psychosocial processes through which ACEs contribute to outcomes, in addition to exploring ways to promote resilience to ACEs in vulnerable populations. Follow-up data were analyzed for 87% of the origi

SUBMITTER: Giovanelli A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7190431 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature