Childhood adversity and adolescent mental health: Examining cumulative and specificity effects across contexts and developmental timing.

ABSTRACT: Associations between adversity and youth psychopathology likely vary based on the types and timing of experiences. Major theories suggest that the impact of childhood adversity may either be cumulative in type (the more types of adversity, the worse outcomes) or in timing (the longer exposure, the worse outcomes) or, alternatively, specific concerning the type (e.g., parenting, home, neighborhood) or the timing of adversity (e.g., specific developmental periods). In a longitudinal sample from the Future of Families and Wellbeing Study (N = 4,210), we evaluated these competing hypotheses using a data-driven structured life-course modeling approach using risk factors examined at child age 1 (infancy), 3 (toddlerhood), 5 (early childhood), and 9 (middle chil

SUBMITTER: Hardi FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11965435 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature