As cumulative ACEs increase, children's probability of flourishing (learning interest, task completion, self-regulation) and family resilience decrease across race/ethnicity and income groups¶
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q2 i? As ACEs increased, the estimated probability of all three flourishing indicators and family resilience decreased across race/ethnicity and FPL groups. → Goldstein 2021
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Goldstein 2021¶
Goldstein, E., Topitzes, J., Miller-Cribbs, J. & Brown, R. L. (2021). Influence of race/ethnicity and income on the link between adverse childhood experiences and child flourishing. Pediatric Research. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-020-01188-6
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Cross-sectional secondary analysis of the 2016-17 NSCH (n = 44,686 children ages 6-17) using a moderated-mediation probit model with weighted least squares estimates. The article reports that "ACEs are consequential for all children regardless of their background"; no standardized effect size is printed.
"As ACEs increased, the estimated probability of all indicators of flourishing outcomes and family resilience decreased across race/ ethnicity and FPL, reinforcing the notion that ACEs are consequential for all children regardless of their background."
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Related Claims¶
- Moderation by race/ethnicity: White children show significantly greater flourishing decrements as ACEs increase, while Black and Hispanic children show steeper declines in family resilience
- ACE exposure is unevenly distributed: children below 400% FPL and Black and Hispanic children have higher prevalence of two or more ACEs — related
- Family resilience partially mediates the association between ACEs and child flourishing, with mediation proportions varying by race/ethnicity and income — related
- The moderated-mediation effect of family resilience on the ACEs-curiosity-in-learning relationship is significantly greater for Black than for White children — related
- Above-FPL children improved more in staying calm and in control as family resilience increased, but no significant FPL moderated-mediation effects emerged — related
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As cumulative ACEs increase, children's probability of flourishing (learning interest, task completion, self-regulation) and family resilience decrease across race/ethnicity and income groups |
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As cumulative ACEs increase, children's probability of flourishing (learning interest, task completion, self-regulation) and family resilience decrease across race/ethnicity and income groups |
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