Maternal adverse childhood experiences and health-related quality of life in preschool children: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The intergenerational association between maternal adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their children's health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is underexplored. This study aimed to examine such association in Chinese preschool children and to test the moderation role of children's sex.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted among 4243 mother-child dyads who attended randomly selected preschools. Mothers self-reported their experience of 12 forms of ACEs, including emotional abuse, physical abuse, emotional neglect, physical neglect, intimate partner violence, substance abuse in the household, incarcerated household member, mental illness in household, parental death, parental separation or divorce, bullying, and community violence. Children's HRQOL was

SUBMITTER: Chen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9903527 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature