Childhood embedded: childhood abuse and chronic physical health conditions over a 10-year period.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childhood abuse is linked to experiencing multiple chronic health problems in midlife adults. Research has seldom examined whether childhood abuse is associated with a greater number of chronic physical health issues over time. The current study was to examine the contributions of childhood abuse on the development of chronic health conditions over a 10-year period.

Participants and setting

Data were taken from the study of Midlife Development in the United States. Using three waves of data, 661 married adults were included in the analysis.

Results

Using hierarchical regression, we found that childhood abuse was uniquely associated with the development of a greater number of chronic physical health conditions over a 10-year period. Post-hoc analysis found t

SUBMITTER: Fitzgerald M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10273366 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature