ACE scores show a graded positive association with externalizing behavior trajectories, the strongest of the three outcomes¶

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q3 i? Children with more ACEs showed higher externalizing scores at age 3, with adjusted coefficients of 0.142 (1 ACE), 0.299 (2 ACEs), and 0.415 (3+ ACEs), persisting through age 14. → Leonardo Bevilacqua 2021

Evidence¶

Leonardo Bevilacqua 2021¶

Leonardo Bevilacqua, Yvonne Kelly, Anja Heilmann, Naomi Priest, Rebecca E. Lacey. (2021). Adverse childhood experiences and trajectories of internalizing, externalizing, and prosocial behaviors from childhood to adolescence. Child Abuse & Neglect 112 (2021) 104890. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104890

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Linear mixed effects models on 8,823 MCS children (N= 8,823 in Table 2) tested ACE scores against log-transformed SDQ externalizing trajectories across ages 3-14, adjusted for gender, ethnicity, and poverty. The article reports "a graded association between the number of ACEs reported and externalizing symptoms at age 3" that "remained through to age 14".

"externalizing (ACE score of 1: β= 0.142; ACE score of 2: β= 0.299; ACE score of 3: β= 0.415)"

Discussion¶

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