ArticleInternational journal of methods in psychiatric research2022
A mediational analysis of adverse experiences in childhood and quality of life in adulthood.
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- Association between adverse childhood experiences and health related quality of life in adult cancer survivors in the United States.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- Association between childhood family structure and health-related quality of life at middle age: A longitudinal study of Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966.Scandinavian journal of public health · 2025Article
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- Impact of childhood household support on depression and self-reported mental and physical health.PloS one · 2025Article
- Validation of an ultra-short global quality of life scale in a large population-based health survey.PloS one · 2024Article
- Adverse childhood experiences and food insecurity in emerging adulthood: findings from the EAT 2010-2018 study.Public health nutrition · 2023Article
- A mediational analysis of adverse experiences in childhood and quality of life in adulthood.International journal of methods in psychiatric research · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study examined associations of three prevalent adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) - parents' problematic alcohol use (PPAU), parental separation/divorce, and lack of support from a trusted adult-with adult quality of life (QoL), and potential mediators of associations.
methodsData were from a representative survey (N = 28,047) in Norway that assessed ACEs, QoL, and potential mediators: enduring perceptions of childhood hardships (Difficult Childhood Questionnaire; DCQ), current mental distress, and current social isolation. Latent regression analyses examined potential mediators.
resultsEach ACE was positively associated with perceptions of childhood as difficult (higher DCQ scores). In turn, ACEs were negatively associated with adult QoL through indirect effects. Lack of support from a trusted adult had the strongest negative association with adult QoL, compared to PPAU and parental separation/divorce. The association between the ACEs and QoL was explained through the mediators of mental distress and social isolation.
conclusionsOf the examined ACEs, lack of support from a trusted adult had the strongest negative impact on adult QoL. Adult support to vulnerable children could potentially ameliorate adult consequences of ACEs. In addition, adults reporting difficulties due to childhood adversities may benefit from therapeutic interventions that address both psychological distress and isolation.
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