Early Adverse Childhood Experiences and Social Skills Among Youth in Fragile Families

Pierce, Hayley; Jones, Melissa S.; Holcombe, Emley A.

doi:10.1007/s10964-022-01607-3

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“…Furthermore, prior work has shown that early ACEs (by age 5) may matter more for various adolescent life outcomes than more recent ACE exposure (at age 9 and later). Pierce et al (2022), for instance, found that for every additional ACE experienced by age 5 the greater the deficit in adolescent social skills, whereas ACEs measured at Year 9 were not related to social skill development for adolescents in the same Fragile Families dataset.…”

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Early exposure to adverse childhood experiences and delinquent peer association among youth

2023

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ObjectiveThis study examines the relationships between cumulative, timing of, and duration of early adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and delinquent peer association among youth.BackgroundNegative life outcomes associated with delinquent peer affiliation among youth are well established; however, less research has considered how or whether ACEs influence these processes.MethodsData were from the longitudinal Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (n = 3,060). Negative binomial regression models were to assess the relationship between early ACEs (i.e., accumulation, timing/duration) and delinquent peer association.ResultsOur results indicate that as the number of ACEs (by age 5) incrementally increase, the likelihood of reported involvement with delinquent peers increases. Moreover, when it comes to timing and duration of ACE exposure, ACEs that are high but late, intermittent, or chronically high significantly increase the risk of delinquent peer association.Conclusion and implicationsOverall, early ACEs play an important role in delinquent peer association during adolescence. Interventions and preventions strategies, such as psychological first aid and trauma‐informed health care, can help reduce the negative consequences of early ACE exposure, including the risk of associating with delinquent peers.

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2023

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“…According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2018), child abuse is an important public health problem and one of the main causes of health inequality due to its far‐reaching impact on the health and biopsychosocial development of children. Convergent research has in fact highlighted the negative effects of abuse, neglect and, more broadly, of adversity experienced in childhood (ACEs) on the construction of health capital and children's cognitive, socio‐emotional and behavioural development (Cprek et al, 2020; Pierce et al, 2022). Literature on early adverse rearing experiences in the form of abuse, neglect or extreme psychosocial deprivation, suggests that they may compromise the maturation of several brain structures and functions which, in turn, are linked to social and cognitive development (Jackson, Testa, & Vaughn, 2021; Stamoulis et al, 2015).…”

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PEGASE Program: Identification of babies in the child protection system at risk of developmental delays or disorders and the implementation of a ‘supra‐optimal’ care pathway

Toussaint¹,

Rousseau²

2022

Child Abuse Review

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The importance of the first three years of life for children's development and the consequences for their general health in adulthood have been widely documented in the international literature, including the benefits of early identification and intervention programs. Additionally, convergent research has highlighted wide‐ranging negative trajectories attributable to both the short and long‐term consequences of abuse and neglect and their neurobiological impact on health and development. However, formal identification processes and the use of standardised screening tools in child protection remain relatively rare despite the potential societal impact of child maltreatment in terms of public and economic health. Moreover, delays between the initial identification of mental health problems and health and developmental disorders, and the introduction of appropriate interventions persist. Abused and neglected infants risk an exacerbation of the consequences of early maltreatment due to insufficient access to prompt assessment and treatment, including appropriate responses to their health needs. The aim of this article is to present the PEGASE program, an innovative French program for very young children in care, which is modelled on the care of premature babies. By setting up an early care pathway, it aims to ensure adequate medical follow‐up – both somatic and psychiatric – through standardised examination and tailored interventions in order to limit the adverse health and developmental consequences of abuse. The presentation of the PEGASE program is supplemented by a case study.

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“…In rodents, social behavior milestones during adolescence include a reduction in juvenile social play behavior and an increase in copulatory behavior, both of which need to occur for normal adult social behaviors to be achieved (Chu et al, 2021; Kopec et al, 2018). Critical periods mark developmental periods of increased vulnerability to adverse experiences such as substance use (Hunt et al, 2017; Pierce et al, 2022; Potrebić et al, 2022). We previously demonstrated that developmental changes in the nucleus accumbens reward region regulate social play in rats during sex-specific adolescent periods: early to mid-adolescence in males (postnatal days, P30–40) and preearly adolescence in females (P20–30; Kopec et al, 2018).…”

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Morphine exposure during adolescence induces enduring social changes dependent on adolescent stage of exposure, sex, and social test.

King'uyu,

Edgar,

Figueroa

et al. 2024

Behavioral Neuroscience

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Drug exposure during adolescence, when the “reward” circuitry of the brain is developing, can permanently impact reward-related behavior into adulthood. Epidemiological studies show that opioid treatment during adolescence, such as pain management for a dental procedure or surgery, increases the incidence of psychiatric illness including substance use disorders. Moreover, the opioid epidemic currently in the United States is affecting younger individuals raising the impetus to understand the pathogenesis of the negative effects of opioids. One reward-related behavior that develops during adolescence is social behavior. We previously demonstrated that developmental changes in the nucleus accumbens reward region regulate social development in rats during sex-specific adolescent periods: early to mid-adolescence in males (postnatal day, P30–40) and preearly adolescence in females (P20–30). We thus hypothesized that the developmental stage of morphine exposure will differentially impact social behavior development such that drug administered during the female critical period would result in adult sociability deficits in females, but not males, and morphine administered during the male critical period would result in adult sociability deficits in males, but not females. We found that morphine exposure during the female critical period primarily resulted in deficits in sociability in females, while morphine exposure during the male critical period primarily resulted in deficits in sociability primarily in males. However, depending on the test performed and the social parameter measured, social alterations could be found in both sexes that received morphine exposure at either adolescent stage. These data indicate that when drug exposure occurs during adolescence, and how the endpoint data are measured, will play a large role in determining the effects of drug exposures on social development.

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Early Adverse Childhood Experiences and Social Skills Among Youth in Fragile Families

Cited by 11 publications

References 49 publications

Early exposure to adverse childhood experiences and delinquent peer association among youth

Early exposure to adverse childhood experiences and delinquent peer association among youth

PEGASE Program: Identification of babies in the child protection system at risk of developmental delays or disorders and the implementation of a ‘supra‐optimal’ care pathway

Morphine exposure during adolescence induces enduring social changes dependent on adolescent stage of exposure, sex, and social test.

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