ArticleSSM - population health2023
Specific domains of positive childhood experiences (PCEs) associated with improved adult health: A nationally representative study.
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- Beyond Adversity: Definitions, Retrospective Assessment, and Experimental Manipulation of Positive Early-Life Experiences.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- Tipping the scales: the predictive utility of the PCE-ACE ratio for criminogenic and wellbeing outcomes in a general adult population.Health & justice · 2026Article
- Which Adverse and Positive Childhood Experiences are most Strongly Associated with Young Peoples' Arrests and Convictions?Adversity and resilience science · 2026Article
- Camp as a Facilitator for Positive Childhood Experiences for Children and Youth with Serious Healthcare Needs: A Rapid Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Positive childhood experiences in obesity and hypertension among young adults: Associations across adverse childhood experiences levels.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2025Article
- Exploring the link between adverse childhood experiences and cancer development - insights and intervention recommendations from a scoping review.Npj mental health research · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Positive childhood experiences Methods: We analyzed data from the nationally representative United States longitudinal Panel Study of Income Dynamics. Five PCE domains were examined: (i) peer support and healthy school climate, (ii) neighborhood safety, (iii) neighborhood support, and nurturing relationships with (iv) maternal and (v) paternal figures. Survey weighted logistic regression models tested associations between each PCE domain measure and adult general health rating, controlling for demographic covariates and nine ACE exposures: physical, emotional, or sexual abuse/assault; emotional neglect; witnessing intimate partner violence or household substance use; having a parent with mental illness; any parental separation or divorce; and/or having a deceased or estranged parent. Secondary outcomes included adult functional status and mental and physical health diagnoses. We also tested for statistical interactions between PCE domain and ACE score measures. Results: The sample included 7105 adults. Higher scores for the "peer support and healthy school climate" and "neighborhood safety" domain measures showed the most protective relationships with the adverse health conditions tested, most notably for mental illness. The relationship between PCE domain measures and health outcomes was attenuated, but not statistically moderated by ACE exposure. Conclusion: Experiencing childhood peer support, a healthy school climate, and neighborhood safety were especially protective against multiple adult health conditions, including for ACE exposed individuals. Interventions that promote PCEs may yield population health gains.
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