Integration of positive environmental factors and differentiation of parental figures in social exposome research.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early adversity is well established as a risk factor for poor mental health, but the potential protective role of positive experiences has been scarcely examined. The exposome paradigm provides a comprehensive framework to model the full spectrum of early environmental experiences, capturing both general and specific dimensions of these experiences. This study aimed to (i) develop an Early Social Exposome score integrating positive and negative experiences, and (ii) explore its associations with positive and negative outcomes.

Methods

Early environmental experiences, psychopathology, positive outcomes, and functioning were assessed for 1,181 non-clinical young adults. Iterative exploratory factor analyses were conducted to optimize the modeling of environmental va

SUBMITTER: Lavin V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12597736 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature