Adverse childhood experiences and perceived stress in early adulthood in the context of disadvantage.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may sensitize individuals to view situations in adulthood as more stressful, which may contribute to poor health outcomes. In populations facing disadvantage, ACEs may lead to the accumulation of stressors (stress proliferation or mediation hypothesis) throughout the life course. ACEs could also heighten perceived stress later in life due to its enduring impact (stress sensitization or effect modification hypothesis).

Objective

We examine the associations between ACEs and perceived stress in early adulthood, considering concurrent life stressors, in a longitudinal cohort of Puerto Rican youth exposed to a high degree of disadvantage.

Participants and setting

A community-based sample of 1626 Puerto Rican children living i

SUBMITTER: Scorza P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10098899 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature