Negative Life Events and Emotional Symptoms From Ages 2 to 30 Years.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Exposure to different types of negative life events, including traumatic events, is common across the lifespan and associated with increased mental health symptoms.

Objective

To assess whether vulnerability to negative life events varies across 5 developmental periods from preschool to young adulthood.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study analyzed data from 3 community-representative studies set in the southeastern US (1992-2015) with harmonized assessment approaches that included a total of 13 775 assessments of individuals aged 2 to 30 years with up to 21 years of follow-up. Data analysis occurred from July 2023 to June 2024.

Exposures

Each study assessed lifetime exposure to (1) traumatic events (ie, severe events associated with po

SUBMITTER: Copeland WE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11362870 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature