Negative Life Events in Childhood as Risk Indicators of Labour Market Participation in Young Adulthood: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study

Lund, Thomas; Andersen, Johan Hviid; Winding, Trine Nøhr; Biering, Karin; Labriola, Merete

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“…Studies were generally of acceptable quality with quality ratings ranging from 5 to 9 on a ten point scale (see Supplemental Table 4 for an overview). Five studies (Fahy, Stansfeld, Smuk, Lain, van der Horst, Vickerstaff & Clark, 2017;Fergusson, McLeod & Horwood, 2013;Harkonmäki, Korkeila, Vahtera, Kivimäki, Suominen, Sillanmäki & Koskenvuo, 2007;Mullen, Martin, Anderson & Romans, 1994;Mullen, Martin, Anderson, Romans & Herbison, 1996;Vinnerljung, Sundell, Löfholm, & Humlesjö, 2006) scored five, five scored six or seven (Covey, Menard & Franzese, 2013;Lund, Andersen, Winding, Biering, & Labriola, 2013;Pinto Pereira, Li & Power, 2017;Strøm, Thoresen, Wentzel-Larsena, Hjemdal, Lien & Dyb, 2013;Tanaka, Jamieson, Duku, Boyle & MacMillan, 2011) and two scored eight (Currie & Widom, 2010) or nine (Mersky & Topitzes, 2010). Study sample size ranged from 492 to 11,874, with an average of c4250 participants.…”

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The association between child maltreatment and adult poverty – A systematic review of longitudinal research

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Child Abuse & Neglect

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Child maltreatment is a global problem affecting millions of children and is associated with an array of cumulative negative outcomes later in life, including unemployment and financial difficulties. Although establishing child maltreatment as a causal mechanism for adult economic outcomes is fraught with difficulty, understanding the relationship between the two is essential to reducing such inequality. This paper presents findings from a systematic review of longitudinal research examining experiences of child maltreatment and economic outcomes in adulthood. A systematic search of seven databases found twelve eligible retrospective and prospective cohort studies. From the available evidence, there was a relatively clear relationship between 'child maltreatment' and poorer economic outcomes such as reduced income, unemployment, lower level of job skill and fewer assets, over and above the influence of family of origin socio-economic status. Despite an extremely limited evidence base, neglect had a consistent relationship with a number of long-term economic outcomes, while physical abuse has a more consistent relationship with income and employment. Studies examining sexual abuse found less of an association with income and employment, although they did find a relationship other outcomes such as sickness absence, assets, welfare receipt and financial insecurity. Nonetheless, all twelve studies showed some association between at least one maltreatment type and at least one economic measure. The task for future research is to clarify the relationship between specific maltreatment types and specific economic outcomes, taking account of how this may be influenced by gender and life course stage.

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The association between child maltreatment and adult poverty – A systematic review of longitudinal research

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McCartan

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Child Abuse & Neglect

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“…Although no synergistic effect of these exposures was observed, both childhood adversity and low adult SES were associated with work disability, which is consistent with previous findings. For instance, in studies focusing only on childhood exposures, adversities have been linked with increased risk of work disability for any cause after controlling for adult conditions,11 12 45 and with lowered labour market participation 10. None of these studies examined cause-specific disability due to musculoskeletal or mental disorders separately.…”

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Childhood adversity, adult socioeconomic status and risk of work disability: a prospective cohort study

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ObjectivesTo examine the combined effects of childhood adversities and low adult socioeconomic status (SES) on the risk of future work disability.MethodsIncluded were 34 384 employed Finnish Public Sector study participants who responded to questions about childhood adversities (none vs any adversity, eg, parental divorce or financial difficulties) in 2008, and whose adult SES in 2008 was available. We categorised exposure into four groups: neither (reference), childhood adversity only, low SES only or both. Participants were followed from 2009 until the first period of register-based work disability (sickness absence >9 days or disability pension) due to any cause, musculoskeletal or mental disorders; retirement; death or end of follow-up (December 2011). We ran Cox proportional hazard models adjusted for behavioural, health-related and work-related covariates, and calculated synergy indices for the combined effects.ResultsWhen compared with those with neither exposure, HR for work disability from any cause was increased among participants with childhood adversity, with low SES, and those with both exposures. The highest hazard was observed in those with both exposures: HR 2.53, 95% CI 2.29 to 2.79 for musculoskeletal disability, 1.55, 95% CI 1.36 to 1.78 for disability due to mental disorders and 1.29, 95% CI 1.20 to 1.39 for disability due to other reasons. The synergy indices did not indicate synergistic effects.ConclusionsThese findings indicate that childhood psychosocial adversity and low adult SES are additive risk factors for work disability.

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“…As described in the background section socioeconomic measures, negative life events as well as health problems are possible confounders of the association between psychological resources and LMP [10][11][12][13][14], why the following covariates were chosen:…”

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“…Negative life events were measured at age 15 using 6 items from a 13-item scale of Newcomb et al [53]. The scale and data of the measure of negative life events in the West Jutland Cohort study was previously described and analyzed in relation to LMP [10]. Three categories were made for analysis: 0 events, 1-2 events and 3-6 events.…”

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“…Previous studies show clear associations between socioeconomic status such as low income or educational level in the family, psychiatric disorders, the experience of negative life events, somatic complaints during adolescence and the risk of an unstable entrance into the labour market in early adulthood [10][11][12][13][14]. Furthermore, indications point towards mental health and psychological vulnerability affecting the early work environment [15].…”

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Psychological resources in adolescence and the association with labour market participation in early adulthood: a prospective cohort study

2020

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Background: Young adults at the age of 25-29 in Denmark have the highest unemployment rate and are at higher risk of labour market marginalization. Exclusion from the labour market may have negative individual consequences on mental and physical health and can lead to increasing societal expenditures due to social benefits. It is important to understand what factors determine or protect against early labour market marginalization. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between psychological resources in adolescence and labour market participation in early adulthood, and whether the associations differed by gender.Methods: This prospective cohort study used questionnaire data collected through the West Jutland Cohort study in 2004 and 2007. The study population (N = 2982) consisted of people born in 1989 and living in the county of Ringkjoebing at baseline in 2004. Outcome was dichotomized as +/− 12 months of passive labour market participation during the age of 25-29. Psychological resources were measured as self-esteem, sense of coherence and mastery. Logistic regression analyses were performed to investigate the associations between psychological resources and labour market participation.Results: Results indicated associations between high levels of mastery or sense of coherence in adolescence and high labour market participation in early adulthood. The strongest associations were observed for females with a medium (OR: 1.9, 95% CI: 1.3-2.8) or high level (OR: 1.6, 95% CI: 1.0-2.4) of mastery or a high level of sense of coherence (OR: 1.6 95% CI: 1.0-2.4) at age 15 and for males with a medium (OR: 2.7, 95% CI: 1.5-3.8) or high (OR: 1.9, 95% CI: 1.1-3.5) level of mastery or a high level of sense of coherence (OR: 1.7, 95% CI: 0.9-3.1) at age 18. Conclusion:The results of the present study indicate associations between a high level of sense of coherence or mastery in adolescence and high labour market participation in early adulthood in a Danish context. Psychological resources seemed to play a bigger role for females in early adolescence compared to males, for whom a larger impact was seen in late adolescence.

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Negative Life Events in Childhood as Risk Indicators of Labour Market Participation in Young Adulthood: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study

Cited by 27 publications

References 25 publications

The association between child maltreatment and adult poverty – A systematic review of longitudinal research

The association between child maltreatment and adult poverty – A systematic review of longitudinal research

Childhood adversity, adult socioeconomic status and risk of work disability: a prospective cohort study

Psychological resources in adolescence and the association with labour market participation in early adulthood: a prospective cohort study

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