Association of Youth Age at Exposure to Household Dysfunction With Outcomes in Early Adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The current focus on the association of negative experiences in early childhood with adverse outcomes later in life is based on limited empirical evidence.

Objective

To evaluate whether age at exposure to negative experiences in childhood and adolescence is associated with outcomes in early adulthood.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used population data from administrative sources for all Danish individuals born between 1987 and 1995 who were living in Denmark at 19 years of age. Data were analyzed in July 2020.

Exposures

Exposure to 6 household dysfunction items (HDIs) from birth to 17 years of age by age group. Age groups were as follows: 0 to 2 years (early childhood), 3 to 5 years (preschool), 6 to 12 years (mid-childhood), an

SUBMITTER: Andersen SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7791359 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature