The Cumulative and Differential Relation of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Substance Use During Emerging Adulthood.

Publisher: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 1275332 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1573-3327 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0009398X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Child Psychiatry Hum Dev Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 1999- : New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Original Publication: New York, Behavioral Publications

Adverse Childhood Experiences/*statistics & numerical data ; Alcohol Drinking/*epidemiology ; Substance-Related Disorders/*epidemiology; Adolescent ; Child Abuse/statistics & numerical data ; Child Abuse, Sexual/statistics & numerical data ; Child of Impaired Parents ; Crime ; Divorce/statistics & numerical data ; Domestic Violence/statistics & numerical data ; Emotional Abuse/statistics & numerical data ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Parents/psychology ; Physical Abuse/statistics & numerical data ; Risk-Taking ; Spain/epidemiology ; Young Adult

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have far-reaching effects on a wide range of health outcomes in adulthood, however, less is known about their consequences in emerging adulthood or in a geographically distinct sample. We examined the cumulative and individual relation of ACEs and two risky behaviors: alcohol and illegal drugs consumed by 490 Spanish emerging adults (mean age = 18.9). Participants answered the ACEs questionnaire, and two items about alcohol and illegal drugs consumption. Results showed that the overall experience of suffering different ACEs was a significant predictor of drug but not of alcohol consumption. Moreover, ACEs subtypes presented differential effects on substance use. Whereas some increased the likelihood of either drug or alcohol use, others reduced it. This study supports the importance of examining specific adverse experiences rather than only using an overall measure and provides some counterintuitive results that may be linked to resilient mechanisms.

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Keywords: Adolescence; Adverse childhood experiences; Emerging adulthood; Spanish population; Substance use

Date Created: 20200724 Date Completed: 20210707 Latest Revision: 20210707

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