Adverse childhood experiences and adjustment: A longitudinal study of street-involved youth in Brazil.

Autor/Urheber	Raffaelli M; Santana J.P; de Morais N.A; Nieto C.J; Koller S.H
Institution	Elsevier Ltd
Titel	Adverse childhood experiences and adjustment: A longitudinal study of street-involved youth in Brazil.
Quelle	In: 1452134; instname:Universidad del Rosario ; reponame:Repositorio Institucional EdocUR(2018) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.07.032
Schlagwörter	"Adolescent; Age distribution; Article; Behavior assessment; Brazil; Brazilian; Child; Clinical practice; Demography; Educational status; Family assessment; Female; Health care policy; Homeless youth; Human; Major clinical study; Male; Personal experience; Physical abuse; Physical capacity; Practice guideline; Prevalence; Psychological adjustment; Psychological aspect; Sex difference; Sexual abuse; Socialization; Coping behavior; Drug dependence; Prospective study; Psychology; Sex factor; Adaptation; psychological; Adolescent; Adverse childhood experiences; Humans; Prospective studies; Sex factors; Substance-related disorders; Adjustment; Adverse childhood experiences (aces); Street-involved youth"
Abstract	"Most research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) has been conducted in high-income countries in the global North. The current longitudinal study examined the prevalence, overlap, and impact of ACEs in a sample of Brazilian children and adolescents who use city streets as spaces for socialization and survival (i.e., street-involved youth). Participants (N = 113; M age = 14.18 years) were recruited in three cities following standardized procedures. Most youth were male (80.5%) and non-White (91%). Lifetime exposure to ACEs was assessed at the first study time point; six indicators of psychological, behavioral, and physical adjustment were assessed 6 months later. Analyses addressed three research goals. First, the prevalence of seven ACEs was examined. Youth reported an average of 4.8 ACEs (SD = 1.25); no significant age or gender differences were found in ACEs exposure (all ps >.05). Second, the overlap between different ACEs was explored. Family dysfunction was correlated with family disruption and physical abuse; poverty and physical abuse were related (ps less than .05). Third, prospective associations between ACEs and adjustment were tested. Total number of ACEs was not significantly correlated with any outcome, but several associations emerged for specific ACEs. For example, death of a close friend or family member was prospectively associated with negative affect; sexual abuse was associated with illicit drug use and physical health symptoms (ps less than .05). Findings highlight the prevalence of ACEs in this vulnerable population and underscore the value of extending research on ACEs into novel populations and contexts. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd"
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