TY - JOUR
T1 - Associations between Configurations of Childhood Adversity and Adult Mental Health Disorder Outcomes
AU - Kamis, Christina
AU - Lynch, Scott M.
AU - Copeland, William E.
N1 - The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was supported by the grant T32 AG00129, awarded to the Center for Demography of Health and Aging at the University of Wisconsin-Madison by the National Institute on Aging. This research was also supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH117559), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA036523 and R01DA011301), and the National Institute of Aging (R01AG072459).
PY - 2024/3
Y1 - 2024/3
N2 - The life course perspective and cumulative inequality theory suggest that childhood adversity, occurring during a sensitive period of the life course, can have long-term consequences for adult mental health and well-being. Yet, the long-term influence of adversity on adult outcomes may depend on both the features of adverse childhood experiences (e.g., the number, type, and co-occurrence of adversities) as well as the outcome assessed. Using latent class analysis applied to several waves of prospective data from the Great Smoky Mountains Study (GSMS; N = 1,420), we identify subpopulations that are similar in their adversity experiences before age 18. We then predict adult internalizing and substance use disorder diagnoses by adversity experience. Results reveal five distinct classes of adversity, with unique risks for specific diagnoses in adulthood.
AB - The life course perspective and cumulative inequality theory suggest that childhood adversity, occurring during a sensitive period of the life course, can have long-term consequences for adult mental health and well-being. Yet, the long-term influence of adversity on adult outcomes may depend on both the features of adverse childhood experiences (e.g., the number, type, and co-occurrence of adversities) as well as the outcome assessed. Using latent class analysis applied to several waves of prospective data from the Great Smoky Mountains Study (GSMS; N = 1,420), we identify subpopulations that are similar in their adversity experiences before age 18. We then predict adult internalizing and substance use disorder diagnoses by adversity experience. Results reveal five distinct classes of adversity, with unique risks for specific diagnoses in adulthood.
KW - adversities
KW - childhood mental health
KW - mental health
KW - substance use/abuse
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U2 - 10.1177/21568693231197746
DO - 10.1177/21568693231197746
M3 - Article
C2 - 38500789
SN - 2156-8693
VL - 14
SP - 23
EP - 38
JO - Society and Mental Health
JF - Society and Mental Health
IS - 1
ER -