Haahr-Pedersen, Ida and Hyland, Philip and Hansen, Maj and Perera, Camila and Spitz, Pernille and Bramsen, Rikke Holm and Vallières, Frédérique (2021) Patterns of childhood adversity and their associations with internalizing and externalizing problems among at-risk boys and girls. Child Abuse & Neglect, 121. p. 105272. ISSN 0145-2134

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Background: Different types of childhood adversity often cluster and overlap, underlining the importance of studying likely patterns of adversity co-occurrences and their impact on child functioning. Further sex-specific investigations of adversity co-occurrences and their associations with child mental health are warranted. Objective: To investigate if different sex-specific patterns of childhood adversity exist among at risk-children living in Denmark and to explore if divergent constellations of adversity are differentially associated with externalizing and internalizing problems. Participants and setting: Participants (N = 2198) were a sample of children ages 1–17 who have been in contact with the Danish child protection system due to suspected child abuse. The study included existing data collected as a part of child case procedures. Method: Latent class analysis was used to identify patterns of adversity co-occurrences among girls and boys, respectively. Inter-class differences on age and child mental health were assessed using ANOVAs. Results: Greater variation and complexity in adversity exposure was found among girls (5 classes) compared to boys (3 classes). The female classes differed on age (p < .001, η2 = 0.06), internalizing (p < .001, η2 = 0.05), and externalizing problems (p = .002, η2 = 0.02). The male classes differed on internalizing (p < .001, η2 = 0.02) and externalizing problems (p < .001, η2 = 0.04). Overall, classes characterized by multiple adversities displayed higher scores of mental health problems compared to less exposed classes.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Cite as: Ida Haahr-Pedersen, Philip Hyland, Maj Hansen, Camila Perera, Pernille Spitz, Rikke Holm Bramsen, Frédérique Vallières, Patterns of childhood adversity and their associations with internalizing and externalizing problems among at-risk boys and girls, Child Abuse & Neglect, Volume 121, 2021, 105272, ISSN 0145-2134, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105272.
Keywords:	Adversity; Sex differences; Children; Mental health; Latent class analysis;
Academic Unit:	Assisting Living & Learning,ALL institute Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology
Item ID:	17009
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105272
Depositing User:	Philip Hyland
Date Deposited:	09 Mar 2023 10:40
Journal or Publication Title:	Child Abuse & Neglect
Publisher:	Elsevier
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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