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ArticleScientific reports2026

The associations of childhood and adolescence psychosocial risks with social relations in midlife.

Marko Elovainio, Kaisla Komulainen, Katja Pahkala, Suvi Rovio, Terho Lehtimäki, Jorma Viikari, Ilmari Määttänen, Olli T Raitakari, Laura Pulkki-Råback

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Marko ElovainioResearch program unit, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, P.O.Box 63, 00014, Helsinki, Finland. marko.elovainio@helsinki.fi.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1401-1910
Kaisla KomulainenResearch program unit, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, P.O.Box 63, 00014, Helsinki, Finland.
Katja PahkalaCentre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, Turku, 20520, Finland.
Suvi RovioCentre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, Turku, 20520, Finland.
Terho LehtimäkiDepartment of Clinical Chemistry, Fimlab Laboratories, and Finnish Cardiovascular Research Center - Tampere, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.
Jorma ViikariDepartment of Medicine, Division of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.
Ilmari MäättänenFaculty of Medicine, Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, P.O.Box 63, 00014, Finland.
Olli T RaitakariCentre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Kiinamyllynkatu 10, Turku, 20520, Finland.
Laura Pulkki-RåbackFaculty of Medicine, Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, P.O.Box 63, 00014, Finland.

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European Research Council 742927Research Council of Finland 374509
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Abstract

We examined whether the accumulation of psychosocial risk factors (socioeconomic risks, health behavioural risks, stressful life-events and psycho-emotional risks) in childhood and adolescence contributes to insufficient social relations (loneliness, frequency and heterogeneity of social contacts and social support) in adulthood participants from the longitudinal Young Finns Study with a 38-year follow-up (N = 1787, 56% female). Results from regression models indicated that a higher cumulative number of risks in childhood and adolescence was associated (1-SD increase) with higher loneliness (B = 0.32, 95% CI 0.19 ; 0.45), lower perceived social support (B=-0.32, 95% CI -0.45 ; -0.19), lower frequency of social contacts (B = 0.19, 0.06 ; 0.32), and lower heterogeneity in social contacts (B=-0.33, -0.47 ; -0.20) in midlife. Causal mediation analysis suggested that depressive symptoms partially mediate the relationship between cumulative childhood and adolescent psychosocial risks and adult social relations (mediation proportion range between 7% and 18%). Educational attainment mediated the relationship between cumulative psychosocial risk and social relations heterogeneity by 8%, while income mediated the association with loneliness, social support and social relations heterogeneity by 9% to 11%. In conclusion, this study underscores the potentially profound and lasting impact of psychosocial risks encountered during childhood and adolescence on social relations in adulthood.

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Early risk factorsLonelinessSocial networkSocial supportYoung Finns Study

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PMCPMC13623642

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