Characterizing the dimensional structure of early-life adversity in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study.

ABSTRACT: Early-life adversity has profound consequences for youth neurodevelopment and adjustment; however, experiences of adversity are heterogeneous and interrelated in complex ways that can be difficult to operationalize and organize in developmental research. We sought to characterize the underlying dimensional structure of co-occurring adverse experiences among a subset of youth (ages 9-10) from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study (N = 7115), a community sample of youth in the United States. We identified 60 environmental and experiential variables that reflect adverse experiences. Exploratory factor analysis identified 10 robust dimensions of early-life adversity co-occurrence, corresponding to conceptual domains such as caregiver substance use and biological caregiver sep

SUBMITTER: Brieant A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10209808 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature