Congruence between Adolescents' Self-Reports and Their Adult Retrospective Reports regarding Parental Discipline Practices during Their Adolescence

White, Helene Raskin; Widom, Cathy Spatz; Chen, Ping-Hsin

doi:10.2466/pr0.101.4.1079-1094

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“…Individuals with current mood disorders might exaggerate or misrepresent their adverse experiences during childhood (White et al, 2007). Nonetheless, recent studies report that memories of specific childhood experiences are highly stable (Yancura & Aldwin, 2009) and delayed recollections of traumatic events, such as childhood abuse, are fairly accurate (Hardt & Rutter, 2004).…”

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Childhood trauma and metabolic syndrome in men and women

Lee

Tsenkova

Carr

2014

Social Science & Medicine

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The long-term effects of childhood trauma on health are well-documented, but few population-based studies have explored how childhood trauma affects the risk of developing metabolic syndrome (MetS) in adulthood. Using data from 1,234 adults in the second wave of the Midlife Development in the U.S. survey (2004), we investigate (1) the extent to which childhood abuse affects the risk of developing MetS in adulthood; (2) how the severity of different types of abuse (emotional, physical, sexual, or cumulative abuse) affects this risk; and (3) the extent to which adult socioeconomic status (SES), maladaptive stress responses, and unhealthy behaviors mediate the association. We also test whether these associations differ significantly by sex. We find that emotional and physical abuse increase the risk of developing MetS for both sexes, whereas sexual abuse is a predictor for women only. For both sexes, individuals who experienced more cumulative abuse have a greater risk of developing MetS. Adult SES partially explains the association between childhood abuse and MetS. Maladaptive stress responses and unhealthy behaviors further explain the association. Among the potential mediators, poor sleep quality was a significant pathway for men and women, while stress-induced eating was a significant pathway for women only. Our findings suggest that the well-documented health consequences of early life trauma may vary by the nature of the trauma, the victim’s sex, and the coping mechanisms that he or she employs.

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Childhood trauma and metabolic syndrome in men and women

Lee

Tsenkova

Carr

2014

Social Science & Medicine

109

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“… 6 When Loeber and colleagues [27] controlled for risk and protective factors (e.g., academic achievement, relationship with peers), they found no significant race differences for violent offending in this sample. …”

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“…First, most previous studies used a measure of childhood maltreatment that relied on retrospective reports by caregivers (e.g., [3, 24]) or youth (e.g., [25]), which could be limited by recall bias or under- or over-reporting [27]. Second, most prior studies (e.g., [3, 24, 25]) have limited maltreatment measurement to one type (e.g., physical abuse), which may underestimate the extent of maltreatment and the results may not generalize to other types of maltreatment.…”

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Racial Differences in the Consequences of Childhood Maltreatment for Adolescent and Young Adult Depression, Heavy Drinking, and Violence

Lee

Cronley

White

et al. 2012

Journal of Adolescent Health

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Purpose This study examined racial differences in the consequences of childhood maltreatment for depression, heavy drinking, and violence during adolescence and young adulthood among Black and White young men. Methods Data came from the Pittsburgh Youth Study, a prospective longitudinal study of urban males (N = 971, 56% Black). Childhood maltreatment was defined as substantiated physical or sexual abuse, physical neglect, emotional maltreatment, or moral/legal/educational maltreatment with the first referral before age 12. Self reports of depressive symptoms and heavy drinking (consuming 6+ drinks on a single occasion) and official, parent, and self reports of violent offending were assessed between ages 12–17 (adolescence) and at age 24/25 (young adulthood). Regression analyses were conducted to examine childhood maltreatment and race, as well as maltreatment-by-race interactions, as predictors of the three outcomes. Results Prevalence of childhood maltreatment was higher for Black than White boys; however, there were no racial differences in timing, type, severity, and chronicity of maltreatment. When SES and cohort were controlled, childhood maltreatment significantly predicted depressive symptoms and violence in adolescence but none of the outcomes in young adulthood. Race was a significant predictor of heavy drinking and violence during adolescence and of all three outcomes in young adulthood. No significant race-by-maltreatment interaction effects were found. Conclusions Childhood maltreatment has similar negative consequences for Black and White male youth during adolescence. Extending intervention efforts through adolescence is important to alleviate these problems among victims.

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“…This creates a concern of recall bias in studies using retrospective recall of violent events. [54][55][56][57][58][59][60] Measure construction directly relates to the accuracy of retrospective recall. Reliance on a single item to represent the construct, use of general questions about abuse, or use of a short checklist of violent events reduces rates of disclosure.…”

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