Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adolescent Mental Disorders: Protective Mechanisms of Family Functioning, Social Capital, and Civic Engagement

This study aimed to investigate the protective effect of family functioning, social capital, and civic engagement on mental health in adolescents with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Parents of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years (N = 20,708) who participated in the 2015-2016 National Survey of Ch...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Wenhua Lu, Yunyu Xiao
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	New Prairie Press 2019
Materias:	family functioning social capital civic engagement mental health adolescents Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/e414fcdf07bc4bc1a34fc072ef3a5f9c
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:e414fcdf07bc4bc1a34fc072ef3a5f9c
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e414fcdf07bc4bc1a34fc072ef3a5f9c2021-11-30T21:33:40ZAdverse Childhood Experiences and Adolescent Mental Disorders: Protective Mechanisms of Family Functioning, Social Capital, and Civic Engagement10.4148/2572-1836.10352572-1836https://doaj.org/article/e414fcdf07bc4bc1a34fc072ef3a5f9c2019-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://newprairiepress.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1035&context=hbrhttps://doaj.org/toc/2572-1836This study aimed to investigate the protective effect of family functioning, social capital, and civic engagement on mental health in adolescents with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Parents of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years (N = 20,708) who participated in the 2015-2016 National Survey of Children’s Health were surveyed about their children’ ACEs (e.g., parental divorce, being a victim of violence, living with anyone who had substance abuse) and current mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety, and behavioral problems. Parents were further asked about their family functioning, perceived social capital, and adolescents’ civic engagement. Structural equation modeling was conducted to test the hypothesized pathways using Mplus 8.0.Based on parents’ report, about 55% of adolescents have experienced at least one kind of ACE. The final structural model proved an excellent fit to the data (CFI = 0.96, RMSEA = 0.009, WRMR = 1.12). A significantly positive relationship was found between adolescents’ ACEs and current mental disorders (β = 0.13, p < 0.05), and the effect was partially mediated by family functioning (β = 0.10, p < 0.001) and civic engagement (β = 0.01, p < 0.05), but not by social capital (β = 0.01, p = 0.12). Low household income (β = -0.24, p < 0.001) and low parent education (β = -0.05, p < 0.05) significantly increased adolescents’ likelihood of having ACEs. Early assessment and interventions for children with ACEs are necessary to prevent the development of mental disorders in adolescence, especially for minority adolescents and those of low socioeconomic status. Safe, nurturing, and supportive home and social environments can help mitigate the detrimental impact of childhood adversity.Wenhua LuYunyu XiaoNew Prairie Pressarticlefamily functioningsocial capitalcivic engagementmental healthadolescentsSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENHealth Behavior Research, Vol 2, Iss 1 (2019)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	family functioning social capital civic engagement mental health adolescents Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
spellingShingle	family functioning social capital civic engagement mental health adolescents Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Wenhua Lu Yunyu Xiao Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adolescent Mental Disorders: Protective Mechanisms of Family Functioning, Social Capital, and Civic Engagement
description	This study aimed to investigate the protective effect of family functioning, social capital, and civic engagement on mental health in adolescents with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Parents of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years (N = 20,708) who participated in the 2015-2016 National Survey of Children’s Health were surveyed about their children’ ACEs (e.g., parental divorce, being a victim of violence, living with anyone who had substance abuse) and current mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety, and behavioral problems. Parents were further asked about their family functioning, perceived social capital, and adolescents’ civic engagement. Structural equation modeling was conducted to test the hypothesized pathways using Mplus 8.0.Based on parents’ report, about 55% of adolescents have experienced at least one kind of ACE. The final structural model proved an excellent fit to the data (CFI = 0.96, RMSEA = 0.009, WRMR = 1.12). A significantly positive relationship was found between adolescents’ ACEs and current mental disorders (β = 0.13, p < 0.05), and the effect was partially mediated by family functioning (β = 0.10, p < 0.001) and civic engagement (β = 0.01, p < 0.05), but not by social capital (β = 0.01, p = 0.12). Low household income (β = -0.24, p < 0.001) and low parent education (β = -0.05, p < 0.05) significantly increased adolescents’ likelihood of having ACEs. Early assessment and interventions for children with ACEs are necessary to prevent the development of mental disorders in adolescence, especially for minority adolescents and those of low socioeconomic status. Safe, nurturing, and supportive home and social environments can help mitigate the detrimental impact of childhood adversity.
format	article
author	Wenhua Lu Yunyu Xiao
author_facet	Wenhua Lu Yunyu Xiao
author_sort	Wenhua Lu
title	Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adolescent Mental Disorders: Protective Mechanisms of Family Functioning, Social Capital, and Civic Engagement
title_short	Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adolescent Mental Disorders: Protective Mechanisms of Family Functioning, Social Capital, and Civic Engagement
title_full	Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adolescent Mental Disorders: Protective Mechanisms of Family Functioning, Social Capital, and Civic Engagement
title_fullStr	Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adolescent Mental Disorders: Protective Mechanisms of Family Functioning, Social Capital, and Civic Engagement
title_full_unstemmed	Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adolescent Mental Disorders: Protective Mechanisms of Family Functioning, Social Capital, and Civic Engagement
title_sort	adverse childhood experiences and adolescent mental disorders: protective mechanisms of family functioning, social capital, and civic engagement
publisher	New Prairie Press
publishDate	2019
url	https://doaj.org/article/e414fcdf07bc4bc1a34fc072ef3a5f9c
work_keys_str_mv	AT wenhualu adversechildhoodexperiencesandadolescentmentaldisordersprotectivemechanismsoffamilyfunctioningsocialcapitalandcivicengagement AT yunyuxiao adversechildhoodexperiencesandadolescentmentaldisordersprotectivemechanismsoffamilyfunctioningsocialcapitalandcivicengagement
_version_	1718406295516610560

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adolescent Mental Disorders: Protective Mechanisms of Family Functioning, Social Capital, and Civic Engagement

Ejemplares similares