TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Experiences of childhood adversity across generations - continuity or change? A study from the Northern Ireland youth wellbeing survey
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Bunting, Lisa
A1  - McCartan, Claire
A1  - Davidson, Gavin
A1  - Grant, Anne
A1  - Mulholland, Ciaran
A1  - Schubotz, Dirk
A1  - McBride, Orla
A1  - Murphy, Jamie
A1  - Nolan, Emma
A1  - Shevlin, Mark
SP  - e105568
EP  - e105568
VL  - 127
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: Although a wealth of international literature consistently links cumulative experiences of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) with physical, mental and emotional problems in later life, only a few studies have focused on intergenerational ACE exposure and research using nationally representative populations is lacking. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: This paper examines intergenerational associations between parent and child ACE scores in a large nationally representative sample of parent-child dyads. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: Participant comprise 1042 pairs of parents and young people (11-19 year olds) who both completed questions relating to their exposure to ACEs (N = 1042) as part the Northern Ireland Youth Wellbeing Survey (NIYWS) - a stratified random probability household survey of the prevalence of mental health disorders among 2 to 19 year olds in Northern Ireland (N = 3074). <br><br>METHODS: Hierarchical regression was used to identify the relationship between parent and young people ACE scores and investigate the extent to which this is influenced by child, parent, family and socio-economic variables. <br><br>RESULTS: In the final model, young person ACE scores were associated with older child age (β = 0.082, p = .016), younger parental age (β = -0.083, p = .022), fewer children in the household (β = -0.120, p < .001), poor child health (β = 0.160, p < .001), low family support (β = 0.118, p = .001) and the household being in receipt of benefits (β = 0.223, p < .001). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This study found a small association between parent and young person ACE exposure which was attenuated through other variables.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105568
ID  - ref1
ER  -