Adverse childhood experiences among black sexually minoritized men and Black transgender women in Chicago.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) are important predictors of mental health outcomes in adulthood. However, commonly used ACE measures such as the Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) have not been validated among Black sexually minoritized men (SMM) nor transgender women (TW), whom are known to have higher rates of ACE and poorer mental health outcomes. Assessing the psychometric properties of the measure is important for health equity research, as measurements that are not valid for some populations will render uninterpretable results.

Methods

Data are drawn from the Neighborhoods and Networks (N2) study, a longitudinal cohort of Black SMM and TW living in Southern Chicago. We conducted confirmatory factor analysis, correlation analysis and a tw

SUBMITTER: Dharma C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11020455 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature