Influence of race/ethnicity and income on the link between adverse childhood experiences and child flourishing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The impact of early adversity increases the risk of poor outcomes across the life course. Identifying factors that protect against or contribute to deleterious life outcomes represents an important step in resilience promotion among children exposed to adversity. Informed by resilience science, we hypothesized that family resilience mediates the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and child flourishing, and these pathways vary by race/ethnicity and income.

Methods

We conducted a secondary data analysis using the 2016-17 National Survey of Children's Health data reported by parents/guardians for 44,686 children age 6-17 years. A moderated-mediation model estimated direct, indirect, and total effects using a probit link function and stacked gro

SUBMITTER: Goldstein E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8249234 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature