Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Well-Being in a Low-income, Urban Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study tests the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and multidimensional well-being in early adulthood for a low-income, urban cohort, and whether a preschool preventive intervention moderates this association.

Methods

Follow-up data were analyzed for 1202 low-income, minority participants in the Chicago Longitudinal Study, a prospective investigation of the impact of early experiences on life-course well-being. Born between 1979 and 1980 in high-poverty neighborhoods, individuals retrospectively reported ACEs from birth to adolescence, except in cases of child abuse and neglect.

Results

Nearly two-thirds of the study sample experienced ≥1 ACEs by age 18. After controlling for demographic factors and early intervention status, indiv

SUBMITTER: Giovanelli A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4991352 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature