The association between longitudinal patterns of adverse childhood experiences, and self-harm and depression in adolescence and early adulthood: findings from the Avon longitudinal study of parents and children.

ABSTRACT: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) elevate the risk of self-harm and depression, which are significant public health concerns. This study examined the association between the longitudinal co-occurrence patterns of ACEs across childhood and adolescence, and self-harm and depression in adolescence and early adulthood. We included 8,859 young people from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). We examined ten ACEs reported prospectively and retrospectively by parents and children throughout childhood and adolescence, and retrospectively by cohort members in adulthood. Self-harm and depression were self-reported in adolescence (age 16 years) and early adulthood (ages 23 and 24 years). Logistic regression models examined associations between previously derived latent cla

SUBMITTER: Farooq B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12647182 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature