• About
  • Masthead
  • License Content
  • Advertise
  • Submit Press Release
  • RSS/Email List
  • Write for us
  • Contact us
2 Minute Medicine
No Result
View All Result

No products in the cart.

SUBSCRIBE
  • Specialties
    • Cardiology
    • Chronic Disease
    • Dermatology
    • Emergency
    • Endocrinology
    • Gastroenterology
    • Imaging and Intervention
    • Infectious Disease
    • Nephrology
    • Neurology
    • Obstetrics
    • Oncology
    • Ophthalmology
    • Pediatrics
    • Preclinical
    • Psychiatry
    • Public Health
    • Pulmonology
    • Rheumatology
    • Surgery
  • The Scan
  • Wellness
  • Classics™
    • 2MM+ Online Access
    • Paperback and Ebook
  • Rewinds
  • Visual
  • Partners
    • License Content
    • Submit Press Release
    • Advertise with Us
  • AccountLog-in/out
    • Subscribe
    • Sign-in
    • My account
2 Minute Medicine
  • Specialties
    • Cardiology
    • Chronic Disease
    • Dermatology
    • Emergency
    • Endocrinology
    • Gastroenterology
    • Imaging and Intervention
    • Infectious Disease
    • Nephrology
    • Neurology
    • Obstetrics
    • Oncology
    • Ophthalmology
    • Pediatrics
    • Preclinical
    • Psychiatry
    • Public Health
    • Pulmonology
    • Rheumatology
    • Surgery
  • The Scan
  • Wellness
  • Classics™
    • 2MM+ Online Access
    • Paperback and Ebook
  • Rewinds
  • Visual
  • Partners
    • License Content
    • Submit Press Release
    • Advertise with Us
  • AccountLog-in/out
    • Subscribe
    • Sign-in
    • My account
SUBSCRIBE
2 Minute Medicine
Subscribe
Home All Specialties Pediatrics

Adverse childhood experiences identified by low-income, urban young adults

byPuja UmaretiyaandWilliam Raszka, MD
June 16, 2014
in Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Public Health
Reading Time: 3 mins read
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

1. In low-income, urban young adults, family relationships, community stressors, and personal victimization were ranked as the 3 most stressful adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).

2. In this population, parental divorce/separation and mental illness were not identified as ACEs, while single-parent homes, exposure to violence, adult themes and criminal behavior, personal victimization, bullying, economic hardship and discrimination were ACEs that were not previously identified.

Study Rundown: Adverse childhood experiences have been linked to negative adult health outcomes including adult risk-taking behaviors, chronic illness, disability and early death, as well as poor academic achievement, incarceration, unemployment and poverty. While low-income, urban youth have increased exposure to adversities, ACEs have largely been established by interviews with white, middle to upper class youth who live in rural and suburban communities.  This study used focus groups of low-income, urban young adults from Philadelphia to identify adverse childhood experiences. Family relationships, community stressors, and personal victimization were the three most commonly cited domains. Single-parent homes, exposure to violence, adult themes and criminal behavior, personal victimization, bullying, economic hardship and discrimination had not been identified in previous ACE studies, while parental divorce/separation and mental illness were initial ACEs that were absent in this population. Though this study was limited by recall bias and generalizability, it identifies unique stressors in the low-income, urban population. Early recognition of these stressors may help physicians prevent or mitigate poor health outcomes.

Click to read the study, published today in Pediatrics

Relevant Reading: Improving the adverse childhood experiences study scale

In-Depth [qualitative study]: Young adults aged 18 to 26 from Philadelphia neighborhoods, in which 20% of residents lived at or below the Federal Poverty Level, were recruited into 17 focus groups. Of the 119 participants, 55% were male and 71% were non-Hispanic blacks. The nominal group technique was used to generate a list of adverse experiences and participants identified the 5 most stressful experiences on the group list. Adverse experiences were grouped into 10 domains (most cited to least): family relationships, community stressors, personal victimization, economic hardship, peer relationships, discrimination, school, health, child welfare/juvenile justice and media/technology. Family relationships included substance abuse in the home, death and illness of family members, violence between family members and single-parent homes, which was an adverse experience not identified in previous ACE studies. Community stressors included neighborhood violence, crime and death. Exposure to violence was a recurrent theme across domains that had not previously been identified as an ACE. Additional adverse experiences newly identified in this population included adult themes and criminal behavior, personal victimization, bullying, economic hardship, and discrimination, though study authors were surprised to note that discrimination was cited by only a few participants.

More from this author: Varicella vaccination not associated with increased adolescent disease burden; Filtered-sunlight may effectively treat neonatal jaundice in resource-poor settings; Delaying measles vaccination after 15 months may increase seizure risk; 65% of alcohol-related childhood vehicular deaths related to riding with drunk drivers; Prenatal SSRI use may increase risk of autism

RELATED REPORTS

2 Minute Medicine Rewind September 28, 2020

Emerging evidence suggests interactive apps benefit early academic skills in children

Early language exposure is predictive of language skills and IQ in school-age children

Image: PD

©2012-2014 2minutemedicine.com. All rights reserved. No works may be reproduced without expressed written consent from 2minutemedicine.com. Disclaimer: We present factual information directly from peer reviewed medical journals. No post should be construed as medical advice and is not intended as such by the authors, editors, staff or by 2minutemedicine.com. PLEASE SEE A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IN YOUR AREA IF YOU SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE OF ANY SORT.  

Tags: adverse childhood experiencesdevelopment
Previous Post

2 Minute Medicine Rewind June 9 – June 15, 2014

Next Post

Caffeine affects teen boys, girls differently

RelatedReports

Association of Use of Oral Contraceptives With Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents and Young Women
Weekly Rewinds

2 Minute Medicine Rewind September 28, 2020

September 28, 2020
Adolescent mothers in protective care more likely to have their children placed in care
Neurology

Emerging evidence suggests interactive apps benefit early academic skills in children

December 23, 2019
Early language exposure is predictive of language skills and IQ in school-age children
Pediatrics

Early language exposure is predictive of language skills and IQ in school-age children

September 10, 2018
Standardized developmental screening of refugee children is recommended
Pediatrics

Standardized developmental screening of refugee children is recommended

August 15, 2016
Next Post
Caffeine affects teen boys, girls differently

Caffeine affects teen boys, girls differently

No obesity paradox found between BMI, stroke, and death

New guidelines for stroke prevention in women highlight sex-specific risk factors

Tumor size, chemoembolization response may predict hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence

Low-strength evidence for hepatocellular carcinoma screening in liver disease

License Our Award-Winning Physician-Written Medical News and Visual Abstracts

2 Minute Medicine is the leading authoritative medical news licensing service, and the only with reports written by practicing doctors.

LICENSE CONTENT

2MM+ Premium Access

No ads & unlimited access to all current reports, over 9000 searchable archived reports, visual abstracts, Weekly Rewinds, and the online edition of The Classics Series™ textbook.

Subscription Options
2 Minute Medicine

2 Minute Medicine® is an award winning, physician-run, expert medical media company. Our content is curated, written and edited by practicing health professionals who have clinical and scientific expertise in their field of reporting. Our editorial management team is comprised of highly-trained MD physicians. Join numerous brands, companies, and hospitals who trust our licensed content.

Recent Reports

  • Similar perinatal outcomes observed amongst conception via natural and assisted reproductive means
  • Combination doxycycline and azithromycin therapy effective in treating severe scrub typhus
  • Adenoma detection rate is inversely associated with post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer risk
License Content
Terms of Use | Disclaimer
Cookie Policy
Privacy Statement (EU)
Disclaimer

© 2021 2 Minute Medicine, Inc. - Physician-written medical news.

  • Specialties
    • Cardiology
    • Chronic Disease
    • Dermatology
    • Emergency
    • Endocrinology
    • Gastroenterology
    • Imaging and Intervention
    • Infectious Disease
    • Nephrology
    • Neurology
    • Obstetrics
    • Oncology
    • Ophthalmology
    • Pediatrics
    • Preclinical
    • Psychiatry
    • Public Health
    • Pulmonology
    • Rheumatology
    • Surgery
  • The Scan
  • Wellness
  • Classics™
    • 2MM+ Online Access
    • Paperback and Ebook
  • Rewinds
  • Visual
  • Partners
    • License Content
    • Submit Press Release
    • Advertise with Us
  • Account
    • Subscribe
    • Sign-in
    • My account

© 2021 2 Minute Medicine, Inc. - Physician-written medical news.

Want more physician-written
medical news?

Join over 10 million yearly readers and numerous companies. For healthcare professionals
and the public.

Subscribe for free today!

Subscription options