The impact of adverse childhood experiences on the health and health behaviors of young Australian women

Loxton, Deborah; Forder, Peta; Cavenagh, Dominic; Townsend, Natalie; Holliday, Elizabeth G.; Chojenta, Catherine; Melka, Alemu Sufa

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104771

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“…Results indicated high rates of traumatic experiences, with the majority of the sample (87.9 %) having experienced at least one ACE before the age of 18. These rates are higher than previously reported estimates of ACEs before 18 years of age among women in Australia (59 %; Loxton et al, 2020) and higher than the rates of trauma prior to the age of 17 years in the Australian general population (14 %; Barrett et al, 2015). Rather, they are more in line with the prevalence of trauma exposure among Australian adults, with three-quarters (74.9 %) of people aged 18 and older having experienced at least one potentially traumatic event during their lifetime (Mills et al, 2011).…”

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confidence: 73%

“…Many studies have indicated that a person's sex-that is, being male or female-is related to the prevalence of early trauma and the types of traumas experienced (Cavanaugh, Petras, & Martins, 2015;Dierkhising et al, 2013;Leban & Gibson, 2020;Loxton et al, 2020), as well as altruistic attitudes and behaviours (Dreber, von Essen, & Ranehill, 2014;Gomis-Pomares & Villanueva, 2020). Some studies have shown that females are more likely to experience an early trauma, relative to males (Cavanaugh et al, 2015;Felitti et al, 1998;Leban & Gibson, 2020), in particular sexual abuse and assault (Dierkhising et al, 2013).…”

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Early trauma and associations with altruistic attitudes and behaviours among young adults

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Carvalheiro

Lawler

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Child Abuse & Neglect

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Background: Childhood and adolescent traumas are exceptionally prevalent worldwide. Despite their high prevalence and substantial impact, little research has investigated the rates and specific types of early trauma by gender. It is also unknown whether the types of early trauma are differentially associated with heightened or hindered prosocial attitudes and behaviours. Objective: To address this gap, this study aims to explore the rates of different types of early trauma (i.e., abuse: sexual, physical, and emotional; neglect: physical and emotional) among young Australian adults and investigate whether these differ according to participant gender (female, male and transgender/gender diverse). The study will also examine the associations between the different types of early trauma and current altruistic attitudes and behaviours (including the affective, behavioural and cognitive altruism domains), among a young adult Australian cohort. Methods: Cross-sectional data was collected from 511 young Australians aged 18-20 years using an online self-report survey. Results: Multiple regression analyses revealed that transgender/gender diverse individuals were over 3-times more likely to experience all types of maltreatment than females and over 3-times more likely to experience emotional and sexual abuse and emotional neglect than males. Experiencing one or more trauma types was negatively associated with the cognitive domain of altruism, experiencing physical neglect was associated with the affective domain, and having a family member involved in domestic violence was associated with the behavioural domain, after controlling for gender. Conclusions: Findings show how early traumatic experiences can influence individuals' attitudes and behaviours during the pivotal developmental period of young adulthood.

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confidence: 73%

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confidence: 99%

Early trauma and associations with altruistic attitudes and behaviours among young adults

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Carvalheiro

Lawler

et al. 2021

Child Abuse & Neglect

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“…We showed that, of the subtypes of childhood trauma, sexual abuse and emotional neglect contributed more prominently to internet addiction through depression in females. Studies have reported greater effects of sexual abuse and emotional neglect on the mental health of females [87][88][89][90]. For instance, girls experiencing more severe emotional neglect and childhood maltreatment than boys significantly increased the likelihood of post-traumatic depression for all children but more severely for girls than for boys [89].…”

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Depression Mediates the Relationship between Childhood Trauma and Internet Addiction in Female but Not Male Chinese Adolescents and Young Adults

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Zhornitsky

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Internet addiction is associated with a range of psychological risk factors such as childhood trauma and depression. Studies have also suggested sex differences in internet and other behavioral addictions. However, it remains unclear how childhood trauma, depression and internet addiction inter-relate differently between the sexes. A total of 1749 adolescents and young adults aged 12–27 participated in a survey of sociodemographic characteristics and standardized assessments to evaluate internet addiction (Internet Addiction Test), childhood trauma (Childhood Trauma Questionnaire) and depression (Beck Depression Inventory). Mediation and path analyses were used to examine the relationship between childhood trauma, depression and internet addiction. Internet-addicted females relative to males showed more severe depression but the control participants showed the opposite. Childhood trauma was associated with depression for both internet-addicted males and females; however, internet-addicted females but not males showed significant associations between depression and the severity of internet addiction as well as between childhood trauma and the severity of internet addiction. Further, in females, depression mediated the correlations between all types of childhood trauma and the severity of internet addiction. A path analysis suggested that sexual abuse and emotional neglect contributed most significantly to internet addiction when all types of childhood trauma were examined in one model. The findings suggest sex differences in the relationship between childhood trauma, depression and internet addiction. Childhood trauma contributes to internet addiction through depression only in females. The findings may guide future prevention and intervention strategies of internet addiction.

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“…Other factors found to be associated with arthritis include female gender ( Coffey et al, 2019 , Spitzer et al, 2013 ), older age ( Hunter et al, 2017 , Jafarzadeh and Felson, 2018 ), low socioeconomic status (SES), and poor physical health ( Barbour et al, 2017 , Cañizares et al, 2008 ). Health risk behaviors such as smoking ( Loxton et al, 2021 , Strine et al, 2012 ), obesity, and unhealthy eating habits ( Power et al, 2015 , Rehkopf et al, 2016 , Schuler et al, 2021 ) are also more prevalent among individuals with a history of ACEs. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses have also found an association between ACEs and these health risk behaviors ( Hemmingsson et al, 2014 , Palmisano et al, 2016 ).…”

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Association of childhood physical and sexual abuse with arthritis in adulthood: Findings from a population-based study

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Panisch

Onyeaka

et al. 2021

Preventive Medicine Reports

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Highlights Arthritis has been identified as one of the leading causes of disability in the United States. A little over one in four adults (27.6%) had arthritis. Respondents who experienced childhood physical abuse had 1.36 times higher risk of having arthritis. Respondents who experienced childhood sexual abuse had 1.36 times higher risk of having arthritis.

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The impact of adverse childhood experiences on the health and health behaviors of young Australian women

Cited by 31 publications

References 57 publications

Early trauma and associations with altruistic attitudes and behaviours among young adults

Early trauma and associations with altruistic attitudes and behaviours among young adults

Depression Mediates the Relationship between Childhood Trauma and Internet Addiction in Female but Not Male Chinese Adolescents and Young Adults

Association of childhood physical and sexual abuse with arthritis in adulthood: Findings from a population-based study

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